Caloptilia mastopis
| Caloptilia mastopis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. mastopis |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia mastopis (Meyrick, 1918) | |
Caloptilia mastopis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India (Assam, Meghalaya and Maharashtra).[1]
The larvae feed on Litsea stocksii. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a narrow elongate blotch at the edge of a young leaf. It is found on the underside of the leaf.