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