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Species Caloptilia murtfeldtella - Hodges#0614

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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 murtfeldtella (Caloptilia murtfeldtella - Hodges#0614)
Hodges Number
0614
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Gracilaria murtfeldtella Busck, 1904
Remarks
Produces an oval, elongate stem gall in Penstemon spp.