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Caloptilia matsumurai is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Honshū, Japan.[2]

Caloptilia matsumurai
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Caloptilia
Species:	C. matsumurai
Binomial name
Caloptilia matsumurai Kumata, 1982[1]

The wingspan is 11.7–13.2 mm. There are two forms, an aestival and an autumnal form, which are distinct in colour-pattern.

The larvae feed on Toxicodendron sylvestre and Toxicodendron trichocarpum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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