Caloptilia burgessiella
Appearance
Caloptilia burgessiella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. burgessiella
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Binomial name | |
Caloptilia burgessiella (Zeller, 1873)
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Caloptilia burgessiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada (Québec) and the United States (Massachusetts, California, Maine, Connecticut, New York, Vermont and Michigan).[1]
The larvae feed on Cornus asperifolia, Cornus florida, Cornus racemosa and Vaccinium corymbosum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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