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Caloptilia monticola

Wikipedia Abstract

Caloptilia monticola is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China and Japan (Hokkaidō and Honshū) and the Russian Far East. The wingspan is 12–13 mm. The larvae feed on Acer argutum, Acer distylum, Acer ginnala, Acer micranthum, Acer mono, Acer pentaphyllum, Acer rufinerve, Acer semenovii, Acer tschonoskii and Acer ukurunduense. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
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Prey / Diet

Acer tataricum ginnala (Amur maple)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Caloptilia kisoensis1

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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