Caloptilia oxydelta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Karnataka, India; Java, Indonesia; and Vietnam.[1]

Caloptilia oxydelta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. oxydelta
Binomial name
Caloptilia oxydelta
(Meyrick, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Caloptilia oxydella (de Joannis, 1930)

The larvae feed on Flueggia acidoton and Flueggia virosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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