Caloptilia bryonoma

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Caloptilia bryonoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. bryonoma
Binomial name
Caloptilia bryonoma
(Turner, 1914)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cyphosticha bryonoma Turner, 1914

Caloptilia bryonoma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from New South Wales, Australia.[2]

The wingspan is about 10 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Nothofagus moorei. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. ^ "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2010-11-08.