Caloptilia mabaella

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Hawaiian ebony leaf miner
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Leaf mine on Diospyros sandwicensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. mabaella
Binomial name
Caloptilia mabaella
(Swezey, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria mabaellaSwezey, 1910
  • Caloptilia mabella(Meyrick, 1912)

Caloptilia mabaella, the Hawaiian ebony leaf miner, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1910. It is only known from the Hawaiian island of Oahu in the United States.

The larvae feed on Diospyros sandwicensis , Diospyros hillebrandii . They mine the leaves of their host plant.