Caloptilia issikii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. issikii
Binomial name
Caloptilia issikii
Kumata, 1982[1]

Caloptilia issikii is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from China, Japan (the islands of Hokkaidō and Honshū) and the Russian Far East.[2]

The wingspan is 10.8-11.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Alnus species, including Alnus japonica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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