Caloptilia scaeodesma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (including the Andaman Islands) Indonesia (the Anambas Islands), Malaysia (Selangor), Sri Lanka and Vanuatu.[1]
Caloptilia scaeodesma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Infraorder: | Heteroneura |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. scaeodesma |
Binomial name | |
Caloptilia scaeodesma (Meyrick, 1928) | |
The larvae feed on Rhizophora and Sonneratia species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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