species 34 observations

Moth

Caloptilia mabaella

Field notes

Caloptilia mabaella, the Hawaiian ebony leaf miner, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It was first described by Otto Herman Swezey in 1910. It is only known from the Hawaiian island of Oahu in the United States.

The larvae feed on Diospyros sandwicensis, Diospyros hillebrandii. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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