Caloptilia nondeterminata

Caloptilia nondeterminata is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It has been recorded in Oregon and Washington in the United States.[1][2]

Caloptilia nondeterminata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. nondeterminata
Binomial name
Caloptilia nondeterminata
(Braun, 1939)

The larvae feed on Ribes species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a squarish mine on the underside of the leaf. It is slightly wrinkled and all parenchyma is eaten.

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