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Caloptilia palaearcha

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Species of moth

Caloptilia palaearcha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. palaearcha
Binomial name
Caloptilia palaearcha
(Meyrick, 1930)

Caloptilia palaearcha is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Fiji.

The larvae feed on Euphorbiaceae species. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Caloptilia palaearcha


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