Caloptilia ulmi
Caloptilia ulmi | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. ulmi |
Binomial name | |
Caloptilia ulmi Kumata, 1982[1] | |
Synonyms | |
|
Caloptilia ulmi is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China, Japan (Honshū, Hokkaidō) and the Russian Far East.[2]
The wingspan is 11–14 mm.
The larvae feed on Ulmus davidiana, Ulmus japonica, Ulmus laciniata and Zelkova serrata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.