Caloptilia oenopella

Caloptilia oenopella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. oenopella
Binomial name
Caloptilia oenopella
(Meyrick, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria oenopella Meyrick, 1880
  • Gracilaria albicincta Turner, 1900

Caloptilia oenopella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from New South Wales and Queensland, Australia.[2]

The larvae feed on Litsea leefeana and Tetranthera ferruginea. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ↑ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ↑ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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