Caloptilia chrysolampra

Caloptilia chrysolampra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. chrysolampra
Binomial name
Caloptilia chrysolampra
(Meyrick, 1936)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria chrysolampra Meyrick, 1936

Caloptilia chrysolampra is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China, Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku), Korea and Taiwan.[2]

The wingspan is 8.2-9.2 mm.

The larvae feed on Populus nigra and Salix species, including Salix babylonica and Salix pseudo-lasiopyne. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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