Caloptilia burserella
| Caloptilia burserella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. burserella
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| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia burserella (Busck, 1900)
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Caloptilia burserella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Cuba and Florida in the United States.[1]
The larvae feed on Bursera gummifera, Bursera simaruba and Persea americana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a small triangular mine between the midrib and another rib. It is found on the underside of the leaf.
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- Caloptilia
- Moths of North America
- Moths described in 1900
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