Caloptilia speciosella

Caloptilia speciosella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Ohio and Kentucky in the United States.[1]

Caloptilia speciosella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. speciosella
Binomial name
Caloptilia speciosella
(Braun, 1939)

The larvae feed on Acer rubrum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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