Caloptilia schinusifolia

Caloptilia schinusifolia is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Caloptilia schinusifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. schinusifolia
Binomial name
Caloptilia schinusifolia
D.R. Davis & Wheeler, 2011

The larvae feed on Schinus terebinthifolius and Lithrea molleoides.[1] They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

  1. Mundaca, Parra & Vargas, 2013. A new genus and species of leaf miner (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae) for Chile associated to the native tree Lithraea caustica. Rev. Bras. entomol. vol.57 no.2
  2. Davis, D.R. , F. Mc Kay , M. Oleiro, Marcelo Diniz Vitorino & G.S. Wheeler, 2011: Biology and systematics of the leafmining Gracillariidae of Brazilian Pepper Tree, Schinus terebinthifolus Raddi, with descriptions of a new genus and four new species. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 65 (2): 61-93.


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