Caloptilia isochrysa is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the state of Meghalaya in India, the islands of Honshū, Kyūshū and Ryukyu in Japan and from Nepal.[2]
| Caloptilia isochrysa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. isochrysa |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia isochrysa (Meyrick, 1908) [1] | |
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The wingspan is 14–15 mm.
The larvae feed on Cleyeria japonica. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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