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Caloptilia sassafrasella (Sassafras Caloptilia)

Wikipedia Abstract

The sassafras caloptilia moth (Caloptilia sassafrasella) is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Canada and the United States (including Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, Texas and Kentucky). The wingspan is about 11 mm. The larvae feed on Sassafras albidum, Sassafras officinale var. albidum and Sassafras sassafras. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Later instars are found in a downward rolled leaf.
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Prey / Diet

Lindera triloba (sassafras)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Cerococcus parrotti1
Parthenolecanium putmani1

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