Caloptilia chrysolampra
| Caloptilia chrysolampra | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. chrysolampra |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia chrysolampra (Meyrick, 1936)[1] | |
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Caloptilia chrysolampra is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China, Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku), Korea and Taiwan.[2]
The wingspan is 8.2-9.2 mm.
The larvae feed on Populus nigra and Salix species, including Salix babylonica and Salix pseudo-lasiopyne. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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