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Caloptilia flavella

Wikipedia Abstract

Caloptilia flavella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Canada (Nova Scotia and Québec) and the United States (Connecticut, Maine and Vermont). The larvae feed on Myrica caroliniensis, Myrica cerifera and Myrica gale. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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Prey / Diet

Morella cerifera (wax myrtle)[1]
Morella pensylvanica (northern bayberry)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Cameraria obstrictella1
Cameraria picturatella1
Melanaspis deklei1
Tachardiella mexicana (Mexican lac scale)1

External References

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0