Caloptilia kurokoi

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Caloptilia kurokoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. kurokoi
Binomial name
Caloptilia kurokoi
Kumata, 1966[1]

Caloptilia kurokoi is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China and Japan (Kyūshū).[2]

The wingspan is about 15.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Acer rufinerve. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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