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Caloptilia superbifrontella

Wikipedia Abstract

Caloptilia superbifrontella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Canada (Québec and Nova Scotia) and the United States (including Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Vermont, Arkansas and West Virginia). The wingspan is about 11 mm. The larvae feed on Hamamelis species, including Hamamelis vernalis, Hamamelis virginica and Hamamelis virginiana. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The larva starts as a leaf miner, but later feed externally, rolling the leaf into a cone.
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Prey / Diet

Hamamelis vernalis (Ozark witchhazel)[1]
Hamamelis virginiana (American witchhazel)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Cameraria aceriella (Maple Leafblotch Miner)1
Cameraria hamameliella1

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