A Caloptilla belfragella in Harford Co., Maryland (7/3/2017). Determined by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide.
Caloptilia belfragella in Wicomico Co., Maryland (7/3/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Caloptilia belfragella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/25/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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A Caloptilla belfragella in Harford Co., Maryland (7/3/2017). Determined by Aaron Hunt/BugGuide.
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Caloptilia belfragella in Wicomico Co., Maryland (7/3/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Caloptilia belfragella in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/25/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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| Caloptilia belfragella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. belfragella
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| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia belfragella (Chambers, 1875)
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Caloptilia belfragella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Quebec and the United States (including Texas, Maine, Kentucky, Ohio, Illinois and Michigan).[1]
The larvae feed on Rhus typhina, Cornus species (including Cornus asperifolia and Cornus drummondii) and Vaccinium species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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