Caloptilia protiella

Caloptilia protiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. protiella
Binomial name
Caloptilia protiella
(Deventer, 1904)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria protiella Deventer, 1904
  • Gracilaria corollata Meyrick, 1933
  • Caloptilia Timodora elongata Kumata, 1982

Caloptilia protiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China (Hong Kong, Guangdong, Jiangxi and Hainan), India, Java, Japan (Kyūshū and the Ryukyu Islands), Malaysia and Thailand.[2]

The wingspan is 10.5-12.5 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Anacardium occidentale, Toxicodendron succedaneum, Toxicodendron sylvestre and Protium javanicum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. ^ A taxonomic revision of the Gracillaria group occurring in Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)


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