Caloptilia callicirrha

Caloptilia callicirrha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. callicirrha
Binomial name
Caloptilia callicirrha
(Meyrick, 1924)

Caloptilia callicirrha is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Fiji, Guadalcanal and Rennell Island.[1]

The larvae feed on Cajanus cajan. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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