Biology:Caloptilia quercinigrella

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Short description: Species of moth

Caloptilia quercinigrella
Povolnya quercinigrella (probable) (17213512151).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. quercinigrella
Binomial name
Caloptilia quercinigrella
(Ely, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Povolnya quercinigrella

Caloptilia quercinigrella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Connecticut, Illinois, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Michigan and Texas in the United States.[1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Quercus nigra. They mine the leaves of their host plant. They feed in a leaf cone. The larva chews a series of small holes through the leaf, both alongside the basal edge of the cone and on the adjacent area of the cone itself.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5023551 entry