Caloptilia anthobaphes
Caloptilia anthobaphes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. anthobaphes |
Binomial name | |
Caloptilia anthobaphes (Meyrick, 1921) | |
Caloptilia anthobaphes is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Canada (Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec) and the United States (Michigan and Vermont).[1]
The larvae feed on Vaccinium species, including Vaccinium ovatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.