Biology:Caloptilia ostracodes

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Short description: Species of moth

Caloptilia ostracodes
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. ostracodes
Binomial name
Caloptilia ostracodes
Synonyms
  • Cyphostica ostracodes Turner, 1917
  • Turner, 1927 Cyphostica zophonota

Caloptilia ostracodes is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Tasmania, Australia.[1]

The larvae feed on Nothofagus cunninghami. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5023503 entry