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 | |
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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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