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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