Caloptilia juglandiella

Caloptilia juglandiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. juglandiella
Binomial name
Caloptilia juglandiella
(Chambers, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Caloptilia juglandisnigracella (Chambers, 1873)
  • Caloptilia juglandisnigraeella (Chambers, 1873)
  • Caloptilia juglandisnigrella (Chambers, 1872)

Caloptilia juglandiella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States (including Kentucky, Maine, Ohio and Missouri).[1]

The larvae feed on Juglans nigra. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is found on the underside of the leaf.

References

  1. ↑ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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