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Caloptilia vacciniella

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Species of moth

Caloptilia vacciniella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. vacciniella
Binomial name
Caloptilia vacciniella
(Ely, 1915)

Caloptilia vacciniella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Quebec, Canada, and Pennsylvania, Maine and Michigan in the United States.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium species, including Vaccinium angustifolium, Vaccinium corymbosum and Vaccinium pallidum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Caloptilia vacciniella


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