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Caloptilia acrotherma

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Species of moth

Caloptilia acrotherma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. acrotherma
Binomial name
Caloptilia acrotherma
(Meyrick, 1908)

Caloptilia acrotherma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Indonesia (Java) and Sri Lanka.

The larvae feed on Atylosia candollei and Cajanus cajan. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Caloptilia acrotherma


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