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Caloptilia acerifoliella

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

Caloptilia acerifoliella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the United States (Colorado and Utah).[1]

The larvae feed on Acer species, including Acer glabrum and Acer grandidentatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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