Caloptilia octopunctata

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Caloptilia octopunctata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. octopunctata
Binomial name
Caloptilia octopunctata
(Turner, 1894) [1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria octopunctataTurner, 1894
  • Gracilaria tetratypaMeyrick, 1928
  • Gracilaria cirrhocrotalaMeyrick, 1928

Caloptilia octopunctata is a species of moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, India, Australia (New South Wales and Queensland), New Zealand and Indonesia. [2]

The wingspan is 9–13 mm.

The larvae feed on Homalanthus species, Omalanthus populifolius , Sapium ellipticum , Sapium indicum and Sapium sebiferum . They mine the leaves of their host plant. [3]

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Caloptilia sapina is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Namibia and South Africa.

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