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Caloptilia vacciniella

Wikipedia Abstract

Caloptilia vacciniella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Quebec, Canada, and Pennsylvania, Maine and Michigan in the United States. The larvae feed on Vaccinium species, including Vaccinium angustifolium, Vaccinium corymbosum and Vaccinium pallidum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
View Wikipedia Record: Caloptilia vacciniella

Prey / Diet

Vaccinium pallidum (Blue Ridge blueberry)[1]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Phenacoccus rubivorus (false puto mealybug)1
Pulvinaria ericicola (cottony azalea scale)1

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