Species Caloptilia porphyretica - Hodges#0625

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Food · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Leaf Blotch Miner - Caloptilia porphyretica

St. Andrews leaf miner on Rhododendron atlanticum SA1537 Caloptilia 2019 2 - Caloptilia porphyretica

Caloptilia superbifrontella? - Caloptilia porphyretica

Caloptilia porphyretica - Blueberry Leafminer - Caloptilia porphyretica

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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 porphyretica (Caloptilia porphyretica - Hodges#0625)

Hodges Number

0625

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Caloptilia porphyretica (Braun, 1923)

Gracilaria porphyretica Braun, 1923

Identification

Face head and base of thorax purple. Forewings purple with base of dorsum and the costal area yellow. See Braun (1923).

Range

Pest in commercial highbush blueberries in NJ (Barry et al. 2010).

Type locality: Balsam, NC.

Food

Rhododendron (Braun 1923), Vaccinium corymbosum (Highbush Blueberry) (Barry et al. 2010).

See Also

Caloptilia superbifrontella (Clemens, 1860) "lack[s] the deep brilliancy of the purple color of porphyretica" (Braun, 1923). The head and and base of thorax yellow.

Print References

Barry J.D., C.R. Rodriguez-Saona, D.F. Polk, A. Zhang, 2010. Seasonal abundance, life history, and parasitism of Caloptilia porphyretica (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), a leafminer of highbush blueberry. Journal of Economic Entomology, 103(2): 284-291.

Braun, A.F., 1923. Microlepidoptera: Notes and New Species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 49(2): 122.

Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Barcode of Life (BOLD) (1)

Works Cited

1.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 26 May, 2019 - 6:03pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 22 September, 2022 - 3:17pm

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