Caloptilia violacella

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Caloptilia violacella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. violacella
Binomial name
Caloptilia violacella
(Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Caloptilia desmodifoliella (Clemens, 1865)

Caloptilia violacella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States (including Illinois, Missouri, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, New York and Texas).[1]

The wingspan is about 10 mm.

The larvae feed on Cajanus cajan, Desmodium species (including Desmodium rotundifolium) and Meibomia dillenii. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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