Caloptilia obliquatella

Caloptilia obliquatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. obliquatella
Binomial name
Caloptilia obliquatella
(Matsumura, 1931)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracillaria obliquatella Matsumura, 1931

Caloptilia obliquatella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Japan (Honshū) and Korea.[2]

The wingspan is 11–13 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus acutissima. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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