Caloptilia theivora

Species of moth

Caloptilia theivora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. theivora
Binomial name
Caloptilia theivora
(Walsingham, 1891)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria theivora Walsingham, 1891
  • Gracilaria theaevora
  • Caloptilia theivola Kamijo, 1994

Caloptilia theivora is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Brunei, China (Zhejiang, Gansu, Guangdong, Guanxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Anhui and Fujian), Hong Kong, India, Indonesia (Java), Japan (Kyūshū, Shikoku, Honshū), Korea, Malaysia (West Malaysia), Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.[2]

The wingspan is 10–14 mm.

The larvae feed on Camellia japonica, Camellia sasanqua, Camellia theifera and Thea species, including Thea sinensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. ^ A taxonomic revision of the Gracillaria group occurring in Japan (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Caloptilia theivora


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