Caloptilia prismatica

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Caloptilia prismatica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. prismatica
Binomial name
Caloptilia prismatica
(Meyrick, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria prismaticaMeyrick, 1907

Caloptilia prismatica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Sri Lanka. [1]

This species has a wingspan of 13–15 mm, head and thorax are greyish-ochreous, mixed with dark grey. Forewings are dark greyish-ochreous, with prismatic violet or blue reflections, strewn with numerous small blackish dots in longitudinal series. [2]

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