Caloptilia ariana

Caloptilia ariana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. ariana
Binomial name
Caloptilia ariana
(Meyrick, 1914) [1]
Synonyms
  • Caloptilia heliciae Kumata, 1966

Caloptilia ariana is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from India, Indonesia (Sulawesi), Japan (Ryukyu Islands, Kyūshū), Malaysia (Sabah), Sri Lanka and Thailand.[2]

The wingspan is 10–13 mm.

The larvae feed on Helicia cochinchinensis. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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