Caloptilia insolita

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Caloptilia insolita
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. insolita
Binomial name
Caloptilia insolita
Triberti, 1989 [1]

Caloptilia insolita is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Nigeria. [2]

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