Caloptilia coroniella
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Species of moth
| Caloptilia coroniella | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. coroniella
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| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia coroniella (Clemens, 1864)
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Caloptilia coroniella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada (Québec and Nova Scotia) and the United States (Maryland, Pennsylvania, Maine, Michigan, Connecticut, Vermont and Illinois).[1]
The larvae feed on Betula species, including Betula nana , Betula papyrifera , Betula populifolia and Betula pubescens . They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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