Deoptilia heptadeta

Deoptilia heptadeta
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)
Synonyms
  • Acrocercops hepladela Meyrick, 1936

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.