Biology:Caloptilia maynei

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Short description: Species of moth

Caloptilia maynei
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. maynei
Binomial name
Caloptilia maynei
Ghesquière, 1940[1]

Caloptilia maynei is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria.[2]

The larvae feed on Pseudospondias microcarpa. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5023475 entry