Caloptilia geminata

Caloptilia geminata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. geminata
Binomial name
Caloptilia geminata
Kumata, 1966[1]

Caloptilia geminata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Honshū).[2]

The wingspan is 10-13.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium hirtum and Vaccinium smallii. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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