Biology:Caloptilia octopunctata
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Short description: Species of moth
| Caloptilia octopunctata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. octopunctata
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| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia octopunctata (Turner, 1894)[1]
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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
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