Caloptilia scaeodesma

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Caloptilia scaeodesma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. scaeodesma
Binomial name
Caloptilia scaeodesma
(Meyrick, 1928)

Caloptilia scaeodesma, also known as the Kacang Putih Moth, is a

Bombay Mix, which is called kacang putih in Malaysia and Singapore.[2]

The larvae feed on Rhizophora and Sonneratia species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They have a wingspan of 10 mm.

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