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Caloptilia porphyretica

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Blueberry leafminer
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. porphyretica
Binomial name
Caloptilia porphyretica
(Braun, 1923)

Caloptilia porphyretica (blueberry leafminer) is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from North Carolina and New Jersey in the United States.[1]

It is a frequent pest in commercial highbush blueberries in New Jersey. There are at least three generations per year.

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

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