Caloptilia acerivorella

Caloptilia acerivorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. acerivorella
Binomial name
Caloptilia acerivorella
(Kuznetzov, 1956)

Caloptilia acerivorella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Croatia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.[1]

The larvae feed on Acer regeli and Acer turcomanicum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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