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Caloptilia octopunctata

Synonyms: Caloptilia cirrhocrotala; Caloptilia tetratypa

Wikipedia Abstract

Caloptilia octopunctata is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, India, Australia (New South Wales and Queensland), New Zealand and Indonesia. The wingspan is 9–13 mm.
View Wikipedia Record: Caloptilia octopunctata

Prey / Diet

Shirakiopsis indica[1]
Triadica sebifera (Chinese tallow)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Ceronema koebeli1

External References

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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