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Caloptilia murtfeldtella

Caloptilia murtfeldtella
In Westwood by outdoor night light; elevation 5100ft, Lassen County, California, USA
September 12, 2011
Size: Forewing length 9mm
Species ID for this specimen provided by BOLD Systems. DNA for this specimen is a 100% match with species Caloptilia murtfeldtella.

See here for Caloptilia murtfeldtella species page at BOLD Systems:
And here for BOLD's Public Data Portal - BIN Page for this specimen.
And here for this specimen's DNA Record Page at BOLD Systems.

See also species pages at MPG and microleps.org.


The info page says: "Produces an oval, elongate stem gall in Penstemon spp."
The most likely host plant in this area is the locally common species Penstemon neotericus.

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