| Caloptilia matsumurai | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. matsumurai |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia matsumurai Kumata, 1982[1] |
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Caloptilia matsumurai is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Honshū).[2]
The wingspan is 11.7-13.2 mm. There are two forms, an aestival and an autumnal form, which are distinct in colour-pattern.
The larvae feed on Toxicodendron sylvestre and Toxicodendron trichocarpum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.