Caloptilia flava is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from southern Russia and Rhodes.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. flava
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| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia flava (Staudinger, 1871)[1]
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The larvae feed on Glycyrrhiza echinata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Caloptilia flava (Staudinger, 1871)". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
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