Deoptilia heptadeta
| Deoptilia heptadeta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Deoptilia |
| Species: | D. heptadeta |
| Binomial name | |
| Deoptilia heptadeta (Meyrick, 1936) | |
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Deoptilia heptadeta is a species of moth in the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Japan (the Ryukyu Islands, Kyūshū, Shikoku, Honshū, Tusima, the Amami Islands) and Taiwan.
The wingspan is 6.3–8.3 mm.
The larvae feed on Mallotus japonicus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.