Caloptilia scaeodesma
Appearance
Caloptilia scaeodesma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. scaeodesma
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Binomial name | |
Caloptilia scaeodesma (Meyrick, 1928)
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Caloptilia scaeodesma, also known as the Kacang Putih Moth, is a
The larvae feed on Rhizophora and Sonneratia species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They have a wingspan of 10 mm.
References
- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
- ^ https://mangrove.nus.edu.sg/guidebooks/text/2016.htm A Guide to Mangroves of Singapore