Caloptilia pulchella

Caloptilia pulchella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. pulchella
Binomial name
Caloptilia pulchella
(Chambers, 1875)

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

The larvae feed on Alnus incana and Alnus rugosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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