Caloptilia sapina is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Namibia and South Africa.[2]
| Caloptilia sapina | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Infraorder: | Heteroneura |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. sapina |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia sapina (Vári, 1961)[1] | |
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The larvae feed on Sapium ellipticum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a very irregular, semi-transparent or transparent blotch-mine.
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