| Caloptilia ariana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. ariana |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia ariana (Meyrick, 1914) [1] |
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Caloptilia ariana is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India, Indonesia (Sulawesi), Japan (Ryukyu Islands, Kyūshū), Malaysia (Sabah), Sri Lanka and Thailand.[2]
The wingspan is 10-13 mm.
The larvae feed on Helicia cochinchinensis. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.