Caloptilia perseae

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Caloptilia perseae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. perseae
Binomial name
Caloptilia perseae
(Busck, 1920)

Caloptilia perseae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Cuba and Florida in the United States. [1]

The larvae feed on Persea americana and Persea persea . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a small mine between the veins of young leaves. Later, the larva folds the tip or sides of the leaf downwards.

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