Caloptilia iselaea is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Brunei, the Cook Islands, Fiji, India, Indonesia (Java and Sulawesi), Malaysia (Pahang and Selangor), Sri Lanka and Thailand.[1]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. iselaea
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Binomial name | |
Caloptilia iselaea (Meyrick, 1914)
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The larvae feed on Spondias cytherea, Spondias mangifera and Spondias pinnata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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