Biology:Caloptilia octopunctata

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Short description: Species of moth

Caloptilia octopunctata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. octopunctata
Binomial name
Caloptilia octopunctata
(Turner, 1894)[1]
Synonyms
  • Meyrick, 1928 Turner, 1894
  • Gracilaria tetratypa Gracilaria octopunctata
  • Meyrick, 1928 Gracilaria cirrhocrotala

Caloptilia octopunctata is a species of moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa , India , Australia (New South Wales and Queensland), New Zealand and Indonesia.[2]

The wingspan is 9–13 mm.

The larvae feed on Homalanthus species, Omalanthus populifolius, Sapium ellipticum, Sapium indicum and Sapium sebiferum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5023497 entry