Caloptilia speciosella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Ohio and Kentucky in the United States.[1]
Caloptilia speciosella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. speciosella
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Binomial name | |
Caloptilia speciosella (Braun, 1939)
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The larvae feed on Acer rubrum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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