Caloptilia populiella

Caloptilia populiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. populiella
Binomial name
Caloptilia populiella
(Chambers, 1875)

Caloptilia populiella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from British Columbia, Canada, and Colorado, United States.[1]

The larvae feed on Populus species, including Populus tremuloides. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a small tentiform mine on the underside of the leaf. Later instars fold the leaf downwards.

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