Caloptilia ostryaeella
| Caloptilia ostryaeella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. ostryaeella |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia ostryaeella (Chambers, 1878) | |
Caloptilia ostryaeella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Québec and the United States (including Kentucky, Maine, Ohio and Vermont).[1]
The larvae feed on Carpinus and Ostrya species, including Ostrya virginiana and Ostrya virginica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a linear, whitish mine on the upperside of the leaf. The leaf cone is at the apex of the leaf.