Caloptilia oenopella

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

Caloptilia oenopella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. oenopella
Binomial name
Caloptilia oenopella
(Meyrick, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria oenopella Meyrick, 1880
  • Gracilaria albicincta Turner, 1900

The larvae feed on Litsea leefeana and Tetranthera ferruginea. 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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