Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Caloptilia syrphetias | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Caloptilia Rank Species | |
Caloptilia syrphetias is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Brunei, China (Sichuan, Fujian, Hubei), Hong Kong, India, Indonesia (Sulawesi), Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū, the Ryukyu Islands), Malaysia (Pahang), Sri Lanka and Thailand.
The wingspan is 13.5-16.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Persea thunbergii. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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