Caloptilia juglandiella

Caloptilia juglandiella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the United States (including Kentucky, Maine, Ohio and Missouri).[1]

Caloptilia juglandiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. juglandiella
Binomial name
Caloptilia juglandiella
(Chambers, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Caloptilia juglandisnigracella (Chambers, 1873)
  • Caloptilia juglandisnigraeella (Chambers, 1873)
  • Caloptilia juglandisnigrella (Chambers, 1872)

The larvae feed on Juglans nigra. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is found on the underside of the leaf.

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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