Caloptilia ribesella

Caloptilia ribesella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. ribesella
Binomial name
Caloptilia ribesella
(Chambers, 1877)

Caloptilia ribesella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Colorado and Washington in the United States.[1]

The larvae feed on Ribes species, including Ribes bracteosum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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