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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Ribbed Cocoon-maker and Leaf Blotch Miner Moths (Gracillarioidea) » Leaf Blotch Miner Moths (Gracillariidae) » Gracillariinae » Caloptilia » Caloptilia hypericella - Hodges#0608 (Caloptilia hypericella)

Species Caloptilia hypericella - Hodges#0608

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Durham Glennstone preserve leaf miner on Hypericum crux-andrae D306 Caloptillia maybe 2016 2 - Caloptilia hypericella

Durham Glennstone preserve leaf miner on Hypericum crux-andrae D306 Caloptillia maybe 2016 3 - Caloptilia hypericella

Caloptilia ex Hypericum hypericoides - Caloptilia hypericella

Caloptilia sp. - Caloptilia hypericella - male

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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 hypericella (Caloptilia hypericella - Hodges#0608)

Hodges Number

0608

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Caloptilia hypericella (Braun, 1918)

Gracilaria hypericella Braun 1918 (1)

Numbers

There are more than 63 species of the genus Caloptilia in America north of Mexico. (2)

Size

Braun (1918) listed a wingspan of 8.5-10 mm. (1)

Identification

Braun (1918) description of the adult and immature stages in the print references.

Genitalia:

Range

Eastern North America. (2)

Season

The peak flight period is April to October. (2)

Food

The larvae are leaf miners of the following species of Hypericum. (3), (1)

H. cistifolium Lam. (roundpod St. Johnswort).

H. punctatum Lam. (spotted St. Johnswort).

H. sphaerocarpum Michx. (roundseed St. Johnswort).

Print References

Braun, A.F., 1918. New Species of Microlepidoptera. The Canadaian Entomologist, 50(7): 235.(1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (2)

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)

Works Cited

1.	New species of Microlepidoptera Annette F. Braun. 1918. The Canadian Entomologist, 50(7): 229-236.

2.	North American Moth Photographers Group

3.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 4 September, 2013 - 10:12am
Additional contributions by Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 22 September, 2023 - 4:27pm

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