Caloptilia ferruginella
| Caloptilia ferruginella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. ferruginella |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia ferruginella (Braun, 1918) | |
Caloptilia ferruginella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States (California).[1]
The larvae feed on Rhododendron occidentale. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a tentiform mine on the underside of the leaf, later the larva rolls the leaf from the tip down into a cone.
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