Caloptilia sapiivora is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the islands of Honshū, Kyūshū and Shikoku in Japan.[2]
Caloptilia sapiivora | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. sapiivora
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Binomial name | |
Caloptilia sapiivora Kumata, 1982[1]
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The wingspan is 11.2-12.2 mm.
The larvae feed on Sapium japonicum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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