Caloptilia liparoxantha

Caloptilia liparoxantha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. liparoxantha
Binomial name
Caloptilia liparoxantha
(Meyrick, 1920)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria liparoxantha Meyrick, 1920

Caloptilia liparoxantha is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Queensland, Australia.[2]

The larvae feed on Drypetes australasica. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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