Caloptilia speciosella
Caloptilia speciosella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Ohio and Kentucky in the United States.[1]
| Caloptilia speciosella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. speciosella |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia speciosella (Braun, 1939) | |
The larvae feed on Acer rubrum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a small transparent blotch. In its earliest linear stage, it is an underside mine, situated in the angle at the base of one of the heavier veins.
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