Caloptilia acericola

Caloptilia acericola is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Hokkaidō, Honshū, Kyūshū) and the Russian Far East.[2]

Caloptilia acericola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. acericola
Binomial name
Caloptilia acericola
Kumata, 1966[1]

The wingspan is 9–11 mm.

The larvae feed on Acer japonicum, Acer mono, Acer palmatum and Acer pseudosieboldianum. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

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