Caloptilia cornusella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada (Ontario and Québec) and the United States (Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Utah, Connecticut, Washington and Maryland).[1]

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

The larvae feed on Cornus species, including Cornus alternifolia, Cornus canadensis, Cornus candidissima, Cornus circinata, Cornus rugosa, Cornus sericea and Cornus stolonifera. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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