Caloptilia suberinella

Caloptilia suberinella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine, Russia and China.[2] It was recently recorded from North America (British Columbia).[3]

Caloptilia suberinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. suberinella
Binomial name
Caloptilia suberinella
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria suberinella Tengström, 1848
  • Caloptilia proteella (Frey, 1884)

The wingspan is 14–15 mm.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
  3. ^ Shared but overlooked: 30 species of Holarctic Microlepidoptera revealed by DNA barcodes and morphology
  4. ^ "microlepidoptera.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-28. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
  5. ^ Nieuwe en interessante Microlepidoptera uit Nederland in het jaar 1994 (Lepidoptera)