Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Caloptilia vicinola | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Caloptilia Rank Species | |
Caloptilia vicinola is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from South Africa and Zimbabwe.
The larvae feed on Monanthotaxis species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of an irregular, transparent blotch-mine, often between two parallel veins and thus having an irregular square shape.
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