Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Caloptilia ulmi | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Caloptilia Rank Species | |
Caloptilia ulmi is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China, Japan (Honshū, Hokkaidō) and the Russian Far East.
The wingspan is 11–14 mm.
The larvae feed on Ulmus davidiana, Ulmus japonica, Ulmus laciniata and Zelkova serrata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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