Caloptilia bryonoma

Caloptilia bryonoma
Caloptilia bryonoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. bryonoma
Binomial name
Caloptilia bryonoma
(Turner, 1914)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cyphosticha bryonoma Turner, 1914

Caloptilia bryonoma is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from New South Wales.[2]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. Adults have a fringe on the trailing edge of each wing. The fore wings have a pattern of light and dark brown markings. The hind wings are a uniform dark brown.[3]

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

References

  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. ^ Australian Insects
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