Caloptilia ribesella

Caloptilia ribesella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Colorado and Washington in the United States.[1]

Caloptilia ribesella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. ribesella
Binomial name
Caloptilia ribesella
(Chambers, 1877)

The larvae feed on Ribes species, including Ribes bracteosum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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