Biology:Caloptilia mandschurica

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Short description: Species of moth

Caloptilia mandschurica
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. mandschurica
Binomial name
Caloptilia mandschurica
(Christoph, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
  • Caloptilia mandshurica Ermolaev, 1977
  • Kumata, 1982 Caloptilia mongolicae

Caloptilia mandschurica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China , Japan (Hokkaidō and Honshū), Korea and the Russian Far East.[2]

The wingspan is 10.2–12.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Castanea crenata, Quercus acutissima, Quercus crispula, Quercus dentata, Quercus mongolica and Quercus serrata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5023472 entry