Caloptilia protiella
| Caloptilia protiella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. protiella |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia protiella (Deventer, 1904)[1] | |
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Caloptilia protiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China (Hong Kong, Guangdong, Jiangxi and Hainan), India, Java, Japan (Kyūshū and the Ryukyu Islands), Malaysia and Thailand.[2]
The wingspan is 10.5-12.5 mm.[3]
The larvae feed on Anacardium occidentale, Toxicodendron succedaneum, Toxicodendron sylvestre and Protium javanicum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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