Caloptilia melanocarpae | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. melanocarpae
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Binomial name | |
Caloptilia melanocarpae (
Braun, 1925)
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Caloptilia melanocarpae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Quebec, Canada, and Utah and California in the United States. [1]
The larvae feed on Prunus melanocarpa and Prunus virginiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
Caloptilia melanocarpae | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. melanocarpae
|
Binomial name | |
Caloptilia melanocarpae (
Braun, 1925)
|
Caloptilia melanocarpae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Quebec, Canada, and Utah and California in the United States. [1]
The larvae feed on Prunus melanocarpa and Prunus virginiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant.