A Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/3/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/18/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/18/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/26/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/6/2018).
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/11/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/2/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/4/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/2/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/18/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/22/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/11/2013).
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Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/1/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/1/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/1/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Host plants include Sassafras.
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A Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/3/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/18/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/18/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/26/2020). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Hans Holbrook.
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/6/2018).
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Josh Emm.
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/11/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/2/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/4/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/2/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/18/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/22/2019). (c) Hans Holbrook, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Hans Holbrook.
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Josh Emm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/11/2013).
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Benjamin DeHaven.
Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/1/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/1/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Sassafras Caloptilia Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/1/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Source: Wikipedia
| Caloptilia sassafrasella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. sassafrasella
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| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia sassafrasella (Chambers, 1876)
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Caloptilia sassafrasella, the sassafras caloptilia moth, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Canada and the United States (including Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, Texas and Kentucky).[1]
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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