Gracillariidae

15.007 Azalea Leaf Miner Caloptilia azaleella (Brants, 1913)

Local

Similar species:

Forewing: 5 to 5.5mm

Habitats: Gardens and parks.

Habits: The moth comes to light.

Foodplant: The larva forms an irregular lower surface gallery which eventually develops into a small blotch that contorts the leaf on Indoor Azalea, Satsuki Azalea or Rhododendron. It later forms two successive rolled down cones at the leaf tips where it feeds on the under surface of the leaf. It pupates under a white membrane under a leaf.