Caloptilia liparoxantha

Caloptilia liparoxantha is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Queensland, Australia.[2]

Caloptilia liparoxantha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. liparoxantha
Binomial name
Caloptilia liparoxantha
(Meyrick, 1920)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria liparoxantha Meyrick, 1920

The larvae feed on Drypetes australasica. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Australian Faunal Directory
  2. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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