Caloptilia asplenifoliatella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Nova Scotia and the United States (New Jersey).[1]
| Caloptilia asplenifoliatella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. asplenifoliatella
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| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia asplenifoliatella (Darlington, 1949)
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The larvae feed on Comptonia peregrina and Myrica gale. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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