Biology:Caloptilia syrphetias
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Short description: Species of moth
| Caloptilia syrphetias | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. syrphetias
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| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia syrphetias (Meyrick, 1907)[1]
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Caloptilia syrphetias is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Brunei, China (Sichuan, Fujian, Hubei), Hong Kong, India , Indonesia (Sulawesi), Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū, the Ryukyu Islands), Malaysia (Pahang), Sri Lanka and Thailand.[2]
The wingspan is 13.5-16.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Persea thunbergii. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q5023605 entry
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