Caloptilia xanthopharella

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Caloptilia xanthopharella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. xanthopharella
Binomial name
Caloptilia xanthopharella
(Meyrick, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria xanthopharella Meyrick, 1880

Caloptilia xanthopharella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Australia (Queensland and New South Wales), Fiji, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu.[2]

The larvae feed on Glochidion species, including Glochidion ferdinandi. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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