Caloptilia burserella

Caloptilia burserella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. burserella
Binomial name
Caloptilia burserella
(Busck, 1900)

Caloptilia burserella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Cuba and Florida in the United States.[1]

The larvae feed on Bursera gummifera, Bursera simaruba and Persea americana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a small triangular mine between the midrib and another rib. It is found on the underside of the leaf.

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