Caloptilia bimaculatella
Species of moth
Caloptilia bimaculatella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. bimaculatella |
Binomial name | |
Caloptilia bimaculatella (Ely, 1915) |
Caloptilia bimaculatella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada (Ontario and Québec) and the United States (Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Vermont, Connecticut and West Virginia).[1]
The wingspan is 9–10 mm.
The larvae feed on Acer rubrum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
External links
- Caloptilia at microleps.org
- mothphotographersgroup
- Bug Guide
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