Caloptilia magnifica

Caloptilia magnifica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the southern Alps and former Yugoslavia, and a subspecies of Japan.

Caloptilia magnifica
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. magnifica
Binomial name
Caloptilia magnifica
(Stainton, 1867)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria magnifica Stainton, 1867
  • Calybites magnifica
  • Caloptilia redtenbacheri (Mann, 1867)

The wingspan is 10.5–11 mm.

The larvae of subspecies magnifica feeds on Epimedium alpinum, while subspecies moriokensis feeds on Epimedium grandiflorum var. thunbergianum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

Subspecies
  • Caloptilia magnifica magnifica (Europe)
  • Caloptilia magnifica moriokensis Kumata, 1982 (Japan (Honshū))

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2010-11-05.


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