Caloptilia protiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae.

It is known from China (Hong Kong, Guangdong, Jiangxi and Hainan), India, Java, Japan (Kyūshū and the Ryukyu Islands), Malaysia and Thailand.

[3] The larvae feed on Anacardium occidentale, Toxicodendron succedaneum, Toxicodendron sylvestre and Protium javanicum.

They probably mine the leaves of their host plant.

This article relating to moths in the genus Caloptilia is a stub.