| Caloptilia leucothoes | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. leucothoes |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia leucothoes Kumata, 1982[1] |
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Caloptilia leucothoes is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Hokkaidō, Honshū, Kyūshū), the Russian Far East and Korea.[2]
The wingspan is 8.2-11 mm.
The larvae feed on Leucothoe grayana, Menziesia pentandra and Rhododendron species, including Rhododendron albrechti, Rhododendron dauricum, Rhododendron dilatatum and Rhododendron reticulatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.