Caloptilia serotinella

Caloptilia serotinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. serotinella
Binomial name
Caloptilia serotinella
Ely, 1910

The cherry leaf roller (Caloptilia serotinella) is a moth of the Gracillariidae family.

The caterpillar generates the force required to roll leaves by stretching the silk strands it fixes between opposable plant surfaces.[1] It communicates with other cherry leaf rollers by scraping, plucking and vibrating.[2]

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