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:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Infraorder:
Family:
Genus:
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


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.