Caloptilia hypericella
Caloptilia hypericella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada (Québec) and the United States (Cincinnati, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan and West Virginia).[1]
| Caloptilia hypericella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. hypericella |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia hypericella (Braun, 1918) | |
The wingspan is about 8 mm.
The larvae feed on Hypericum cistifolium, Hypericum punctatum and Hypericum sphaerocarpum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a small linear mine on the upperside of the leaf, enlarged into an elongate blotch, which becomes tentiform, resembling a small Phyllonorycter mine.
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