Caloptilia scaeodesma

Caloptilia scaeodesma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (including the Andaman Islands) Indonesia (the Anambas Islands), Malaysia (Selangor), Sri Lanka and Vanuatu.[1]

Caloptilia scaeodesma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Caloptilia
Species:
C. scaeodesma
Binomial name
Caloptilia scaeodesma
(Meyrick, 1928)

The larvae feed on Rhizophora and Sonneratia species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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