''Caloptilia bipunctata'' is a
moth of the family
Gracillariidae. It is known from
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
(Honshū).
Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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The wingspan is 10.2-11.5 mm.
The larvae feed on ''Neolitsea sericea
''Neolitsea sericea'' is a species of tree in the family Lauraceae. It is found in China, Taiwan (Orchid Island, Green Island), south Korea, and Japan. Its natural habitat is on forest margins and slopes, and it is often found in well-progressed ...
''. They mine
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Extraction or digging
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*Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine
Grammar
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the leaves of their host plant.
References
bipunctata
Moths described in 1982
Moths of Japan
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