Caloptilia scaeodesma: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Gracillariidae
Genus
Caloptilia
Species
Caloptilia scaeodesma
Scientific Name
Caloptilia scaeodesma

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Caloptilia scaeodesma

Caloptilia scaeodesma, also known as the Kacang Putih Moth, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from India (including the Andaman Islands) Indonesia (the Anambas Islands), Malaysia (Selangor), Sri Lanka and Vanuatu. The name is for their larvae's tendency to roll the ends of leaves onto itself, making it resemble rolled up Bombay Mix, which is called kacang putih in Malaysia and Singapore.

The larvae feed on Rhizophora and Sonneratia species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They have a wingspan of 10 mm.

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