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Caloptilia ovatiella

Wikipedia Abstract

Caloptilia ovatiella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from California, United States. The larvae feed on Malosma laurina, Rhus integrifolia and Rhus ovata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
View Wikipedia Record: Caloptilia ovatiella

Prey / Diet

Malosma laurina (laurel sumac)[1]
Rhus integrifolia (lemonade sumac)[1]
Rhus ovata (sugar sumac)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Aspidaspis densiflorae (tan oak scale)1

External References

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