''Caloptilia octopunctata'' is a
species of
moth of the family
Gracillariidae. It is known from the
Democratic Republic of Congo,
Tanzania,
Uganda,
South Africa,
India,
Australia
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(
New South Wales and
Queensland),
New Zealand and
Indonesia.
The
wingspan is 9–13 mm.
The
larvae feed on ''
Homalanthus
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'' species, ''
Omalanthus populifolius
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'', ''
Sapium ellipticum
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'', ''
Sapium indicum'' and ''
Sapium sebiferum
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The seeds (as well as from those of '' Triadica cochinchine ...
''. They
mine
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Grammar
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...
the leaves of their host plant.
Notes On Caloptilia (Sphyrophora) octopunctata (Turner, 1894) Of India, With Description Of Its Larva (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)
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References
octopunctata
Moths of Asia
Moths of Africa
Moths of Oceania
Moths described in 1894
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