Biology:Caloptilia mastopis

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Short description: Species of moth

Caloptilia mastopis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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 family Gracillariidae. It is known from the states of Assam, Meghalaya and Maharashtra in India .[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.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5023473 entry