Caloptilia recitata

Caloptilia recitata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Caloptilia
Species:	C. recitata
Binomial name
	Caloptilia recitata; (Meyrick, 1918)
Synonyms
	Gracilaria recitata Meyrick, 1918 ;

Caloptilia recitata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China (Sichuan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan, Guizhou), Hong Kong, India (Meghalaya, Assam), Japan (Honshū, the Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku, Kyūshū) and Nepal.^[2]

The wingspan is 10–13 mm.

The

Rhus javanica, Toxicodendron sylvestre and Toxicodendron trichocarpum. They mine

the leaves of their host plant.

References

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[1] A taxonomic revision of the Gracillaria group occurring in Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)

[2] Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

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