Caloptilia minimella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Connecticut, Illinois and Maine in the United States.[1]

Caloptilia minimella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. minimella
Binomial name
Caloptilia minimella
(Ely, 1915)

The larvae feed on Gymnanthes lucida. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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