Caloptilia cataractias
Species of moth
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Caloptilia cataractias is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from South Africa, Namibia and Zimbabwe.[2]
| Caloptilia cataractias | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. cataractias |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia cataractias | |
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The larvae feed on Rhynchosia caribaea. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
