Caloptilia flavida is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China (Hunan and Sichuan) and Thailand.[1]

Caloptilia flavida
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. flavida
Binomial name
Caloptilia flavida
Liu & Yuan, 1990

The larvae feed on Ziziphus jujuba and Ziziphus mauritiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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