Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Caloptilia | |
Scientific name Caloptilia asplenifoliatella | ||
Caloptilia asplenifoliatella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Nova Scotia and the United States (New Jersey).
The larvae feed on Comptonia asplenifolia, Comptonia peregrina and Myrica gale. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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