Biology:Caloptilia rhusina

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Short description: Species of moth

Caloptilia rhusina
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. rhusina
Binomial name
Caloptilia rhusina
Vári, 1961[1]

Caloptilia rhusina is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa .[2]

The larvae feed on Rhus lucida. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5023559 entry