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Species Caloptilia canadensisella - Hodges#0599

Dogwood Caloptilia - 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)

Internet References

Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae

Moth Photographers Group

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 23 October, 2017 - 7:54pm

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