Caloptilia cecidophora explained

Caloptilia cecidophora is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (Honshū, Kyūshū and the Ryukyu Islands)^[1] and Taiwan.^[2]

The wingspan is about 12 mm.

The larvae feed on Glochidion acuminatum, Glochidion obovatum, Glochidion rubrum. The first and second instar mine the leaves of their host plant along the vein.

Notes and References

1. http://www.gracillariidae.net/species_by_code/CALOCECI Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
2. Giron. David. Lopez-Vaamonde. Carlos. Françoise Laurans. Takeda. Seiji. Ohshima. Issei. Guiguet. Antoine. 2019-05-01. Origin of gall-inducing from leaf-mining in Caloptilia micromoths (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae). Scientific Reports. en. 9. 1. 6794. 10.1038/s41598-019-43213-7. 31043653. 6494848. 2045-2322.