Exploring the diversity of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera) in South Africa: host plants, distribution, and DNA barcoding analysis, with the description of nine new species Author Triberti, Paolo Zoology Department, Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona, Lungadige Porta Vittoria 9, 37129 Verona, Italy; Author Staude, Hermann 0000-0002-2549-4372 Author Sharp, Ian Author Lopez-Vaamonde, Carlos 0000-0003-2278-2368 IRBI, UMR 7261, CNRS-University of Tours, Tours, France carlos.lopezvaamonde@inrae.fr text Zootaxa 2024 2024-10-24 5529 1 1 51 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5529.1.1 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5529.1.1 1175-5326 14021754 0613682E-532B-482F-A498-6714A01F5DE5 Caloptilia Hübner, 1825 Caloptilia is a large genus, with over 300 species that are found worldwide. In South Africa , specifically, there are 27 known species (De Prins & De Prins 2011–2023b). However, the biology of 16 of these species remains unknown. The host plants of the remaining species reveal a certain preference for Anacardiaceae family (4 species).