Caloptilia acerifoliella

Caloptilia acerifoliella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 family Gracillariidae. 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.

References

1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

External links

• mothphotographersgroup