Caloptilia canadensisella

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

Caloptilia canadensisella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Canada (Nova Scotia and Québec).[1]

The larvae feed on Cornus canadensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Tuesday, November 11, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.