Caloptilia heringi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Hokkaidō) and the Russian Far East.[2]
Caloptilia heringi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. heringi |
Binomial name | |
Caloptilia heringi Kumata, 1966[1] | |
The wingspan is 11.5–13 mm.
The larvae feed on Acer mono. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
The name of the species is dedicated to Prof. Dr. E. M. Hering of Berlin, leading authority of the leaf-mining insects.
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