Caloptilia dondavisi

Caloptilia dondavisi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Galápagos Islands.[1]

Caloptilia dondavisi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. dondavisi
Binomial name
Caloptilia dondavisi
Landry, 2006

The larvae feed on Rhynchosia minima. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. "Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)". October 17, 2013. Retrieved November 27, 2013.


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