Caloptilia negundella, the boxelder leafroller, is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. The species was first described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1876. It is known from the Canadian province of Quebec and the US states of Colorado, Kentucky, New York, California, Maine, Ohio and Vermont.[1]
| Boxelder leafroller | |
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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. negundella
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| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia negundella (Chambers, 1876)
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The wingspan is about 13 mm.
References
editExternal links
edit- "Genus Caloptilia". Microleps.org. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- "330137.00 – 0615 – Caloptilia negundella – Boxelder Leafroller Moth – (Chambers, 1876)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- Eiseman, Charley (September 6, 2015). "Species Caloptilia negundella - Boxelder Leafroller Moth - Hodges#0615". BugGuide. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- Argals, A. (2004). "Species Details Caloptilia negundella". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
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