Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Caloptilia burgessiella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Caloptilia Rank Species | |
Caloptilia burgessiella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Canada (Québec) and the United States (Massachusetts, California, Maine, Connecticut, New York, Vermont and Michigan).
The larvae feed on Cornus asperifolia, Cornus candidissima, Cornus racemosa and Vaccinium corymbosum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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