Caloptilia leucothoes
| Caloptilia leucothoes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. leucothoes |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia leucothoes Kumata, 1982[1] | |
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.