Caloptilia pulchella
Appearance
Caloptilia pulchella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. pulchella
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Binomial name | |
Caloptilia pulchella (Chambers, 1875)
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Caloptilia pulchella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada (Nova Scotia and Québec) the United States (Vermont).[1]
The larvae feed on Alnus incana and Alnus rugosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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