Caloptilia oxydelta (Meyrick, 1908)
SUBFAMILY | Gracillariinae |
GENUS | Caloptilia |
SPECIES | oxydelta |
AUTHOR | (Meyrick, 1908) |
ORIGINAL COMBINATION | Gracilaria oxydelta, n. sp. |
TYPE LOCALITY | India, [Karnataka], North Coorg, 3500 ft. |
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES | / |
TYPE SPECIMEN(S) | Lectotype ♀, designated by Yuan & Robinson (1993: 25), BMNH; Paralectotype 1♀, BMNH. |
STATUS | Species |
COMMENT | The two ♀ specimens from Java, identified by Meyrick (1936: 38) as oxydelta belong to another species living on Flueggea virosa (Willd.) Voight (Yuan & Robinson 1993: 25). |
PUBLICATION | Meyrick, E. 1908a. Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. VIII. - Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 18(4):806-832. |
PAGINATION | 831 |
Species pictures

Species Distribution
COUNTRY | PROVINCE/STATE | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
India | Karnataka | Meyrick, E. 1908a. Descriptions of Indian Micro-Lepidoptera. VIII. - Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society 18(4):806-832. | 831 |
Indonesia | Java | Meyrick, E. 1936. Exotic Microlepidoptera. - Exotic Microlepidoptera (Marlborough) 5(1-2):1-64. | 38 |
Viet Nam | de Joannis, J. 1930. Lépidoptères héterocères du Tonkin. 3 e partie. - Annales de la Société entomologique de France 99 (1929)(suppl.):559-835. | 740 |
Host Plants
FAMILY | SPECIES | COUNTRY | PUBLICATION | PAGE |
Euphorbiaceae | Flueggea acidoton | Robinson, G. S., Ackery, P. R., Kitching, I. J., Beccaloni, G. W. & Hernández, L. M. 2001. Hostplants of the moth and butterfly caterpillars of the Oriental Region. - — :1-744. | 92 | |
Euphorbiaceae | Flueggea virosa | Indonesia (Java) | Meyrick, E. 1936. Exotic Microlepidoptera. - Exotic Microlepidoptera (Marlborough) 5(1-2):1-64. | 38 |