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Caloptilia juglandiella

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Species of moth

Caloptilia juglandiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. juglandiella
Binomial name
Caloptilia juglandiella
(Chambers, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Caloptilia juglandisnigracella (Chambers, 1873)
  • Caloptilia juglandisnigraeella (Chambers, 1873)
  • Caloptilia juglandisnigrella (Chambers, 1872)

Caloptilia juglandiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the United States (including Kentucky, Maine, Ohio and Missouri).

The larvae feed on Juglans nigra. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Caloptilia juglandiella


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