Caloptilia mandschurica
| Caloptilia mandschurica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. mandschurica |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia mandschurica (Christoph, 1882)[1] | |
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Caloptilia mandschurica is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China, Japan (Hokkaidō and Honshū), Korea and the Russian Far East.[2]
The wingspan is 10.2-12.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Castanea crenata, Quercus acutissima, Quercus crispula, Quercus dentata, Quercus mongolica and Quercus serrata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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