Caloptilia perseae
Caloptilia perseae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. perseae
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Binomial name | |
Caloptilia perseae (Busck, 1920)
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Caloptilia perseae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Cuba and Florida in the United States.[1]
The larvae feed on Persea americana and . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a small mine between the veins of young leaves. Later, the larva folds the tip or sides of the leaf downwards.
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Categories:
- Caloptilia
- Moths of North America
- Moths described in 1920
- Caloptilia stubs