Caloptilia prismatica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Sri Lanka.[1]
Caloptilia prismatica | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. prismatica |
Binomial name | |
Caloptilia prismatica (Meyrick, 1907) | |
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This species has a wingspan of 13–15 mm, head and thorax are greyish-ochreous, mixed with dark grey. Forewings are dark greyish-ochreous, with prismatic violet or blue reflections, strewn with numerous small blackish dots in longitudinal series.[2]
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