Caloptilia rhois
| Caloptilia rhois | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. rhois |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia rhois Kumata, 1982[1] | |
Caloptilia rhois is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from China (Zhejiang, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shannxi, Sichuan, Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guizhou, Henan), Hong Kong, Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū, Hokkaidō) and Korea.[2]
The wingspan is 11.8-13.2 mm. There are two forms, an aestival and an autumnal form.
The larvae feed on Rhus javanica and Toxicodendron succedaneum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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