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Subfamily Gracillariinae

Lake Crabtree leaf miner on Ostrya virginiana D1429 2019 2 - Caloptilia ostryaeella Harris Lake leaf miner on Betula nigra D1473 2019 5 - Caloptilia 619 - Caloptilia ovatiella Pennsylvania Moth - Caloptilia violacella Caloptilia triadicae Lake Crabtree leaf miner on Juglans nigra D2432 2020 3 - Caloptilia blandella Moth ID Request: Doesn't look like any of southeastern Caloptilia on MPG. - Caloptilia Caloptilia hypericella
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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
Explanation of Names
Gracillariinae from the type genus Gracilaria (Zeller), Latin meaning "graceful, slender." (1)
Works Cited
1.An accentuated list of the British Lepidoptera, with hints on the derivation of the names.
Anonymous. 1858. The Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge.
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 15 May, 2012 - 3:30pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 21 July, 2014 - 3:02pm

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