Caloptilia kadsurae
Appearance
Caloptilia kadsurae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. kadsurae
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Binomial name | |
Caloptilia kadsurae Kumata, 1966[1]
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Caloptilia kadsurae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū and the Ryukyu Islands).[2]
The wingspan is 13–14 mm.
The larvae feed on Kadsura japonica. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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