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Caloptilia burserella

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Species of moth

Caloptilia burserella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. burserella
Binomial name
Caloptilia burserella
(Busck, 1900)

Caloptilia burserella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Cuba and Florida in the United States.

The larvae feed on Bursera gummifera, Bursera simaruba and Persea americana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

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


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