Biology:Caloptilia quercinigrella
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. quercinigrella
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| Caloptilia quercinigrella (Ely, 1915)
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Caloptilia quercinigrella[1][2] or Povolnya quercinigrella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae.[3][4][5][6] It is widely distributed in eastern North America in the United States (south to Florida and Texas)[3][4] and Canada (Ontario).[3]
The wingspan is about 10 mm. In North Carolina, adults are active in March–April.[6] The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus nigra.[3][6] They mine the leaves of their host plant.[6]
References
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Caloptilia Hübner, [1825"]. Lepidoptera and some other life forms. https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gracillarioidea/gracillariidae/gracillariinae/caloptilia/#quercinigrella.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Caloptilia quercinigrella". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=126426.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Povolnya quercinigrella (Ely, 1915)". Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae. Belspo, Brussels, Belgium: Belgian Biodiversity Platform. 2024. doi:10.48580/d4sb-397. https://www.gracillariidae.net/species_by_code/POVOQUER.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Povolnya quercinigrella (Ely, 1915)". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. Moth Photographers Group, Mississippi Entomological Museum. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=0627.
- ↑ "Species Povolnya quercinigrella - Hodges#0627". Bug Guide. http://bugguide.net/node/view/394514.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Hall, S.P.. "Povolnya quercinigrella (Ely, 1915)". Moths of North Carolina. North Carolina Biodiversity Project and North Carolina State Parks. https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/moths/view.php?MONA_number=627.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5023551 entry
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