Caloptilia sachalinella

Caloptilia sachalinella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Russian Far East.[1]

Caloptilia sachalinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Caloptilia
Species:
C. sachalinella
Binomial name
Caloptilia sachalinella
Ermolaev, 1984

The larvae feed on Alnus hirsuta. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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