Caloptilia issikii is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China, Japan (the islands of Hokkaidō and Honshū) and the Russian Far East.[2]
| Caloptilia issikii | |
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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. issikii
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| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia issikii Kumata, 1982[1]
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The wingspan is 10.8-11.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Alnus species, including Alnus japonica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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