Caloptilia coroniella
Appearance
Caloptilia coroniella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. coroniella
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Binomial name | |
Caloptilia coroniella (Clemens, 1864)
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Caloptilia coroniella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada (Québec and Nova Scotia) and the United States (Maryland, Pennsylvania, Maine, Michigan, Connecticut, Vermont and Illinois).[1]
The larvae feed on Betula species, including Betula nana, Betula papyrifera, Betula populifolia and Betula pubescens. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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