Caloptilia leucothoes
Appearance
Caloptilia leucothoes | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. leucothoes
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Binomial name | |
Caloptilia leucothoes Kumata, 1982[1]
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Caloptilia leucothoes is a
The wingspan is 8.2–11 mm.
The
Leucothoe grayana, Menziesia pentandra and Rhododendron species, including Rhododendron albrechti, Rhododendron dauricum, Rhododendron dilatatum and Rhododendron reticulatum. They mine
the leaves of their host plant.
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