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A Caloptilia superbifrontella in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/23/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Mark Etheridge.
A Caloptilia superbifrontella in Cecil Co., Maryland (7/16/2021). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Dave Webb.
Caloptilia superbifrontella in Washington Co., Maryland (8/6/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Caloptilia superbifrontella in Garrett Co., Maryland (6/10/2023). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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Source: Wikipedia
Caloptilia superbifrontella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. superbifrontella
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Binomial name | |
Caloptilia superbifrontella (Clemens, 1860)
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Caloptilia superbifrontella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. 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).[1]
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.
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