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