Caloptilia cruzorum

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Caloptilia cruzorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. cruzorum
Binomial name
Caloptilia cruzorum
Landry, 2006

Caloptilia cruzorum is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the Galápagos Islands.[1]

The larvae feed on Galactia species, probably Galactia striata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. "Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)". October 17, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013. 


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