Caloptilia fidella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from Germany to Italy and North Macedonia and from France to Russia and Ukraine.

Caloptilia fidella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. fidella
Binomial name
Caloptilia fidella
(Reutti, 1853)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria fidella Reutti, 1853

The larvae feed on Celtis australis and Humulus lupulus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2010-11-04.