Caloptilia juglandiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the United States (including Kentucky, Maine, Ohio and Missouri).[1]
Caloptilia juglandiella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. juglandiella
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Binomial name | |
Caloptilia juglandiella (Chambers, 1872)
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The larvae feed on Juglans nigra. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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