Caloptilia prosticta explained

Caloptilia prosticta is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Madagascar, Nigeria, the Seychelles, South Africa and Sri Lanka.^[1]

Host plants

Host plants of this species are : Cajanus cajani, Vigna unguiculata and Rhynchosia caribaea (Fabaceae)^{[2] [3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.gracillariidae.net/species_by_code/CALOPROS Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
2. Triberti, P. 1987b. Contributions to the knowledge of the Gracillariidae-fauna from Malagasy region. II. Genera Macarostola Meyrick and Caloptilia Hübner (Lepidoptera). - Revue française d'Entomologie, N. S. 9(3):120–126.
3. Robinson, G. S., Ackery, P. R., Kitching, I. J., Beccaloni, G. W. & Hernández, L. M. 2001. Hostplants of the moth and butterfly caterpillars of the Oriental Region. - — :1–744.
4. http://www.gracillariidae.net/species/show/1330 De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. 2014. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera). World Wide Web electronic publication (http://www.gracillariidae.net) (26-Jul-2014)