Caloptilia coroniella (Clemens, 1864)
Caloptilia coroniella: https://mail.marylandbiodiversity.org/species/22454
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Caloptilia coroniella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. coroniella
Binomial name
Caloptilia coroniella
(Clemens, 1864)

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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