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Caloptilia octopunctata is a species of moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, India, Australia (New South Wales and Queensland), New Zealand and Indonesia.[2]

Caloptilia octopunctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Caloptilia
Species:	C. octopunctata
Binomial name
Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
Gracilaria octopunctata Turner, 1894 Gracilaria tetratypa Meyrick, 1928 Gracilaria cirrhocrotala Meyrick, 1928

The wingspan is 9–13 mm.

The larvae feed on Homalanthus species, Omalanthus populifolius, Sapium ellipticum, Sapium indicum and Sapium sebiferum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

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