Caloptilia recitata

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Caloptilia recitata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. recitata
Binomial name
Caloptilia recitata
(Meyrick, 1918) [1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria recitataMeyrick, 1918

Caloptilia recitata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China (Sichuan, Jiangxi, Fujian, Hunan, Guizhou), Hong Kong, India (Meghalaya, Assam), Japan (Honshū, the Ryukyu Islands, Shikoku, Kyūshū) and Nepal. [2]

The wingspan is 10–13 mm. There are two forms, an aestival (summer) and an autumnal form, which are distinct in colour-pattern. The aestival form has an ochre-brown forewing marked distinctly with a yellowish costal blotch, while the autumnal form has darker forewing with no distinct costal mark.

The larvae feed on Cotinus coggygria , Rhus javanica , Toxicodendron sylvestre and Toxicodendron trichocarpum . They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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