| Caloptilia ryukyuensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. ryukyuensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia ryukyuensis Kumata, 1966 [1] | |
Caloptilia ryukyuensis is a species of moth in the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Ryukyu Islands of Japan. [2]
The wingspan is about 12 mm.
The larvae feed on Glochidion hongkongensis and Glochidion zeylanicum . They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
