| Caloptilia pyrrhaspis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. pyrrhaspis |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia pyrrhaspis (Meyrick, 1931)[1] |
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Caloptilia pyrrhaspis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China (Sichuan), Japan (HokkaidÅ, HonshÅ«) and the Russian Far East.[2]
The wingspan is 11-12 mm.
The larvae feed on Betula dahurica, Betula ermanii, Betula grossa and Betula platyphylla. They mine the leaves of their host plant.