Caloptilia mandschurica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China, Japan (Hokkaidō and Honshū), Korea and the Russian Far East.[2]
Caloptilia mandschurica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. mandschurica
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Binomial name | |
Caloptilia mandschurica | |
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The wingspan is 10.2–12.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Castanea crenata, Quercus acutissima, Quercus crispula, Quercus dentata, Quercus mongolica and Quercus serrata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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