Caloptilia magnifica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the southern Alps and former Yugoslavia, and a subspecies of Japan.
| Caloptilia magnifica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. magnifica
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| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia magnifica | |
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The wingspan is 10.5–11 mm.
The larvae of subspecies magnifica feeds on Epimedium alpinum, while subspecies moriokensis feeds on Epimedium grandiflorum var. thunbergianum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
Subspecies edit
- Caloptilia magnifica magnifica (Europe)
- Caloptilia magnifica moriokensis Kumata, 1982 (Japan (Honshū))
References edit
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2010-11-05.
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