Caloptilia quercinigrella

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Caloptilia quercinigrella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. quercinigrella
Binomial name
Caloptilia quercinigrella
(Ely, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Povolnya quercinigrella

Caloptilia quercinigrella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Connecticut, Illinois, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Michigan and Texas in the United States.[1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus nigra. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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