Caloptilia cecidophora
Caloptilia cecidophora is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū and the Ryukyu Islands)[2] and Taiwan[3].
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. cecidophora |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia cecidophora Kumata, 1966[1] | |
The wingspan is about 12 mm.
The larvae feed on Glochidion acuminatum, Glochidion obovatum, Glochidion rubrum. The first and second instar mine the leaves of their host plant along the vein[3]. The third instar induces a gall within the leaf-mine in which the subsequent instar will develop until the sixth and last instar[3].
Cross section of the gall of Calotpilia cecidophora on Glochidion obovatum leaf, with the larva inside
References
- Descriptions of twenty new species of the genus Caloptilia Hübner from Japan including Ryukyu Islands (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
- Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
- Giron, David; Lopez-Vaamonde, Carlos; Françoise Laurans; Takeda, Seiji; Ohshima, Issei; Guiguet, Antoine (2019-05-01). "Origin of gall-inducing from leaf-mining in Caloptilia micromoths (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae)". Scientific Reports. 9 (1): 6794. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-43213-7. ISSN 2045-2322. PMC 6494848. PMID 31043653.
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