Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Caloptilia | |
Caloptilia semifasciella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the islands of Hokkaidō, Honshū and Kyūshū in Japan.
The wingspan is 11–12 mm.
The larvae feed on Acer crataegifolium, Acer distylum, Acer micranthum, Acer rufinerve and Acer tschonoskii. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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