Caloptilia glutinella

Caloptilia glutinella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada and the United States (Connecticut, Virginia and Kentucky).[1]

Caloptilia glutinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. glutinella
Binomial name
Caloptilia glutinella
(Ely, 1915)

The larvae feed on Alnus species, including Alnus alnus and Alnus glutinosa. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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