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Species Caloptilia violacella - Hodges#0644

A Caloptilia sp. - Caloptilia violacella Sedwick park leaf miner on Lespedeza D272 Caloptilia maybe 2016 3 - Caloptilia violacella Caloptilia violacella Lake Crabtree leaf miner on Lespedeza cuneata D982 2018 2 - Caloptilia violacella Ding Darling Refuge leaf miner on Fabaceae vine 1 D1353 2018 3 - Caloptilia violacella Ding Darling Refuge leaf miner on Rhynchosia minima D2011 2019 18 - Caloptilia violacella Caloptilia violacella Pennsylvania Moth - Caloptilia violacella
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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 violacella (Caloptilia violacella - Hodges#0644)
Hodges Number
0644
Explanation of Names
Clemens, 1860
Size
wingspan is around 10 mm
Identification
Range
Eastern US
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