Caloptilia pulverea
Species of moth
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Caloptilia pulverea is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China, Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku, Hokkaidō) and the Russian Far East.[2]
| Caloptilia pulverea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. pulverea |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia pulverea | |
The wingspan is 12.5–14 mm.
The larvae feed on Alnus firma, Alnus hirsuta, Alnus japonica, Alnus matsumurae, Alnus maximowiczii, Alnus rugosa and Alnus serratuloides. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.
