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Species Caloptilia canadensisella - Hodges#0599

Dogwood Caloptilia - Caloptilia canadensisella Caloptilia canadensisella Caloptilia canadensisella
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gracillarioidea (Ribbed Cocoon-maker and Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)
Family Gracillariidae (Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)
Subfamily Gracillariinae
Genus Caloptilia
Species canadensisella (Caloptilia canadensisella - Hodges#0599)
Hodges Number
0599
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Gracillaria canadensisella McDunnough, 1956
Range
Described from Nova Scotia; also recorded from Alberta and Quebec.
Food
Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)