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'''''Caloptilia bryonoma''''' is a [[moth]] of the family [[Gracillariidae]]. It is known from [[New South Wales]], Australia.<ref>[http://www.gracillariidae.net/species_by_code/CALOBRYO Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)]</ref>
'''''Caloptilia bryonoma''''' is a [[moth]] of the family [[Gracillariidae]]. It is known from [[New South Wales]], Australia.<ref>[http://www.gracillariidae.net/species_by_code/CALOBRYO Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)]</ref>


The [[wingspan]] is about 10&nbsp;mm. Adults have a fringe on the trailing edge of each wing. The fore wings have a pattern of light and dark brown markings. The hind wings are a uniform dark brown.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/grac/bryonom.html |title=Australian Insects |access-date=2010-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817213041/http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/grac/bryonom.html |archive-date=2012-08-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The [[wingspan]] is about 10&nbsp;mm.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/grac/bryonom.html |title=Australian Insects |access-date=2010-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120817213041/http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/grac/bryonom.html |archive-date=2012-08-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


The [[larva]]e feed on ''[[Nothofagus moorei]]''. They probably [[leaf miner|mine]] the leaves of their host plant.
The [[larva]]e feed on ''[[Nothofagus moorei]]''. They probably [[leaf miner|mine]] the leaves of their host plant.

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Caloptilia bryonoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. bryonoma
Binomial name
Caloptilia bryonoma
(Turner, 1914)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cyphosticha bryonoma Turner, 1914

Caloptilia bryonoma is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from New South Wales, Australia.[2]

The wingspan is about 10 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Nothofagus moorei. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Faunal Directory
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. ^ "Australian Insects". Archived from the original on 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2010-11-08.