Caloptilia anthobaphes

Caloptilia anthobaphes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. anthobaphes
Binomial name
Caloptilia anthobaphes
(Meyrick, 1921)

Caloptilia anthobaphes is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Canada (Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec) and the United States (Michigan and Vermont).[1]

The larvae feed on Vaccinium species, including Vaccinium ovatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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