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Caloptilia superbifrontella

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Species of moth

Caloptilia superbifrontella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. superbifrontella
Binomial name
Caloptilia superbifrontella
(Clemens, 1860)

Caloptilia superbifrontella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada (Québec and Nova Scotia) and the United States (including Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Vermont, Arkansas and West Virginia).

The wingspan is about 11 mm.

The larvae feed on Hamamelis species, including Hamamelis vernalis, Hamamelis virginica and Hamamelis virginiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

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Taxon identifiers
Caloptilia superbifrontella


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