Caloptilia illicii is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the islands of Honshū, Kyūshū and Shikoku in Japan.[2]
| Caloptilia illicii | |
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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. illicii
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| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia illicii Kumata, 1966[1]
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The wingspan is 15–16.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Illicium religiosum and Illicium tashiroi. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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