A Maple Caloptilia in Howard Co., Maryland (7/27/2017).

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A Maple Caloptilla in Harford Co., Maryland (8/28/2014).

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A Maple Caloptilia in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/27/2017).

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A Maple Caloptilia in Caroline Co., Maryland (4/11/2023).

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A Maple Caloptilia in Harford Co., Maryland (5/16/2020).

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A Maple Caloptilla in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/5/2014).

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A Maple Caloptilia in Harford Co., Maryland (9/7/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BugGuide.

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A Maple Caloptilia in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/9/2022).

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A Maple Caloptilla in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/3/2015).

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Maple Caloptilia in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/12/2022). (c) RD, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 601620 - Psn: 55)

Maple Caloptilia in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/12/2022). (c) RD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Maple Caloptilla in Cecil Co., Maryland (5/27/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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Maple Caloptilia in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/10/2015). (c) treichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 228911 - Psn: 64)

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A Maple Caloptilia in Harford Co., Maryland (8/13/2016).

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Maple Caloptilia in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/10/2015). (c) treichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 228910 - Psn: 65)

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Maple Caloptilia in Washington Co., Maryland (4/28/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 368876 - Psn: 65)

Maple Caloptilia in Washington Co., Maryland (4/28/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Maple Caloptilia in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/12/2022). (c) RD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Maple Caloptilia in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/2/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 601730 - Psn: 66)

Maple Caloptilia in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/2/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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A Maple Caloptilia in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/20/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.

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A <em>Caloptilia bimaculatella</em> in Alexandria, Virginia (8/10/2010). (Photo ID: 2606 - Psn: 140)

A Caloptilia bimaculatella in Alexandria, Virginia (8/10/2010).

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Maple Caloptilia in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/10/2023). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 932874 - Psn: 166)

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Maple Caloptilia in Caroline Co., Maryland (6/1/2024). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 1082819 - Psn: 176)

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A Maple Caloptilia in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/13/2017).

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Maple Caloptilia in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1447533 - Psn: 200)

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Maple Caloptilia in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/21/2025). (c) Ashley Rodeheaver, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1447535 - Psn: 200)

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Maple Caloptilia in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/25/2025). (c) Ashley Rodeheaver, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1447536 - Psn: 200)

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Maple Caloptilia in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/25/2025). (c) Ashley Rodeheaver, all rights reserved (Photo ID: 1447537 - Psn: 200)

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Maple Caloptilia in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Maple Caloptilia in Washington Co., Maryland (4/17/2026). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>) (Photo ID: 1497337 - Psn: 200)

Maple Caloptilia in Washington Co., Maryland (4/17/2026). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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A Maple Caloptilia in Howard Co., Maryland (7/27/2017). View Record Details Media by Anthony VanSchoor.

A Maple Caloptilla in Harford Co., Maryland (8/28/2014). Media by Mike Burchett.

A Maple Caloptilia in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/27/2017). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Maple Caloptilia in Caroline Co., Maryland (4/11/2023). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Maple Caloptilia in Harford Co., Maryland (5/16/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Maple Caloptilla in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/5/2014). Media by Hans Holbrook.

A Maple Caloptilia in Harford Co., Maryland (9/7/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BugGuide. View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Maple Caloptilia in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/9/2022). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

A Maple Caloptilla in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/3/2015). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Willey.

Maple Caloptilia in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/12/2022). (c) RD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Ryan Douglas.

A Maple Caloptilla in Cecil Co., Maryland (5/27/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Shannon Schade.

A Maple Caloptilia in Harford Co., Maryland (8/13/2016). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Maple Caloptilia in Washington Co., Maryland (4/28/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

Maple Caloptilia in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/12/2022). (c) RD, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Ryan Douglas.

Maple Caloptilia in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/2/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Hans Holbrook.

A Maple Caloptilia in Baltimore City, Maryland (8/20/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Derek Hudgins.

A Caloptilia bimaculatella in Alexandria, Virginia (8/10/2010). Media by Ashley Bradford.

A Maple Caloptilia in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/13/2017). View Record Details Media by Barbara Thurlow.

Maple Caloptilia in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by Josh Emm.

Maple Caloptilia in Washington Co., Maryland (4/17/2026). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

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Caloptilia bimaculatella

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Caloptilia
Species:	C. bimaculatella
Binomial name
*Caloptilia bimaculatella* (Ely, 1915)

Caloptilia bimaculatella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada (Ontario and Québec) and the United States (Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Vermont, Connecticut and West Virginia).^[1]

The wingspan is 9–10 mm.

The larvae feed on Acer rubrum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)

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Taxon identifiers
Caloptilia bimaculatella	Wikidata: Q5023307 BAMONA: Caloptilia-bimaculatella BOLD: 18014 BugGuide: 169281 CoL: Q2P3 EoL: 306773 GBIF: 5105120 iNaturalist: 215886 IRMNG: 11440215 LepIndex: 126181 MONA: 595 NatureServe: 2.745168 NCBI: 655133 Open Tree of Life: 311822

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Maple Caloptilia

Caloptilia bimaculatella Ely, 1915

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