Caloptilia cornusella
| Caloptilia cornusella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. cornusella
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| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia cornusella (, 1915)
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Caloptilia cornusella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada (Ontario and Québec) and the United States (Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Utah, Connecticut, Washington and Maryland).[1]
The larvae feed on Cornus species, including Cornus alternifolia, Cornus canadensis, Cornus candidissima, , Cornus rugosa, Cornus sericea and Cornus stolonifera. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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- Caloptilia
- Moths of North America
- Moths described in 1915
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