Caloptilia aurifasciata
Appearance
Caloptilia aurifasciata | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. aurifasciata
|
Binomial name | |
Caloptilia aurifasciata Kumata, 1982[1]
|
Caloptilia aurifasciata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China (Hainan, Guanxi, Fujian, Zhejiang), Hong Kong, Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku), Malaysia (West Malaysia) and Thailand.[2]
The wingspan is 9.8–11 mm.
The larvae feed on Toxicodendron succedaneum and Toxicodendron sylvestre. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
[edit]