Caloptilia issikii
Caloptilia issikii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. issikii |
Binomial name | |
Caloptilia issikii Kumata, 1982[1] |
Caloptilia issikii is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China, Japan (the islands of Hokkaidō and Honshū) and the Russian Far East.[2]
The wingspan is 10.8-11.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Alnus species, including Alnus japonica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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