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Caloptilia bimaculatella

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Species of moth

Caloptilia bimaculatella
Scientific classification Edit this 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).

The wingspan is 9–10 mm.

The larvae feed on Acer rubrum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

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Taxon identifiers
Caloptilia bimaculatella


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