Caloptilia scaeodesma
| Caloptilia scaeodesma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. scaeodesma |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia scaeodesma (Meyrick, 1928) | |
Caloptilia scaeodesma is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India (including the Andaman Islands) Indonesia (the Anambas Islands), Malaysia (Selangor), Sri Lanka and Vanuatu.[1]
The larvae feed on Rhizophora and Sonneratia species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.