Caloptilia vacciniella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. vacciniella |
Binomial name | |
Caloptilia vacciniella (Ely, 1915) |
Caloptilia vacciniella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Quebec and the United States (Pennsylvania, Maine and Michigan).[1]
The larvae feed on Vaccinium species, including Vaccinium angustifolium, Vaccinium corymbosum and Vaccinium pallidum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.