Caloptilia acerifoliella

Caloptilia acerifoliella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. acerifoliella
Binomial name
Caloptilia acerifoliella
(Chambers, 1875)

Caloptilia acerifoliella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the United States (Colorado and Utah).[1]

The larvae feed on Acer species, including Acer glabrum and Acer grandidentatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a short linear mine, ending in a small blotch with either the upper or lower epidermis loosened. Later, the leaf is rolled downwards, first from one side, then from the other, and then from the tip.

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