Caloptilia clastopetra
Caloptilia clastopetra is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (Karnataka and Maharashtra).[1]
| Caloptilia clastopetra | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. clastopetra |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia clastopetra (Meyrick, 1928) | |
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The wingspan is 8–9 mm. The forewings are dark purple-grey, finely speckled with grey-whitish. The hindwings are dark grey.[2]
The larvae feed on Clerodendron infortunatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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