Biology:Caloptilia semifasciella

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Short description: Species of moth

Caloptilia semifasciella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. semifasciella
Binomial name
Caloptilia semifasciella
Kumata, 1966[1]

Caloptilia semifasciella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the islands of Hokkaidō, Honshū and Kyūshū in Japan .[2]

The wingspan is 11–12 mm.

The larvae feed on Acer crataegifolium, Acer distylum, Acer micranthum, Acer rufinerve and Acer tschonoskii. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5023586 entry