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Caloptilia isochrysa

Synonyms: Caloptilia solaris

Wikipedia Abstract

Caloptilia isochrysa is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the state of Meghalaya in India, the islands of Honshū, Kyūshū and Ryukyu in Japan and from Nepal. The wingspan is 14–15 mm. The larvae feed on Cleyeria japonica. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
View Wikipedia Record: Caloptilia isochrysa

Prey / Diet

Cleyera japonica (sakaki)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Fiorinia vacciniae1
Pinnaspis hikosana1
Pulvinaria ochnaceae1

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0