Caloptilia rhodorella

Caloptilia rhodorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species: C. rhodorella
Binomial name
Caloptilia rhodorella
(McDunnough, 1954)

Caloptilia rhodorella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Nova Scotia, Canada.[1]

The larvae feed on Rhododendron canadense and Rhodora species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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