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Caloptilia packardella

Synonyms: Caloptilia elegantella; Caloptilia inornatella

Wikipedia Abstract

Caloptilia packardella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Quebec, Canada, and the United States (including Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, Maine, Vermont and Illinois). The wingspan is about 11 mm. There are at least two generations per year in Illinois. The larvae feed on Acer species, including Acer platanoides, Acer saccharum and Acer saccharinum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The larvae make a typical leaf cone.
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Prey / Diet

Acer platanoides (Norway maple)[1]
Acer saccharinum (silver maple)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

External References

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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