Caloptilia maynei is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria.[2]
Caloptilia maynei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. maynei |
Binomial name | |
Caloptilia maynei Ghesquière, 1940[1] | |
The larvae feed on Pseudospondias microcarpa. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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