Caloptilia leucolitha

Caloptilia leucolitha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. leucolitha
Binomial name
Caloptilia leucolitha
(Meyrick, 1912)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria leucolitha Meyrick, 1912

Caloptilia leucolitha is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the Northern Territory of Australia, India, Bali, Java and Sri Lanka.[2]

The larvae feed on Litsea chinensis and Litsea glutinosa. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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