Caloptilia prismatica explained

Caloptilia prismatica is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Sri Lanka.[1]

This species has a wingspan of 13–15 mm, head and thorax are greyish-ochreous, mixed with dark grey.Forewings are dark greyish-ochreous, with prismatic violet or blue reflections, strewn with numerous small blackish dots in longitudinal series.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gracillariidae.net/species_by_code/CALOPRIS Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18938#page/1112/mode/1up Meyrick, 1906. The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. P. 983