Caloptilia packardella

Caloptilia packardella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Quebec, Canada, and the United States (including Kentucky, New Jersey, New York, Maine, Vermont and Illinois).[1]

Caloptilia packardella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. packardella
Binomial name
Caloptilia packardella
(Chambers, 1872)
Synonyms
  • Caloptilia elegantella (Frey & Boll, 1873)
  • Caloptilia inornatella (Chambers, 1876)

The wingspan is about 11 mm. There are at least two generations per year in Illinois.

The larvae feed on Acer species, including Acer platanoides, Acer saccharum and Acer saccharinum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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