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Gracillariidae
33a0153 – 0587   Caloptilia alnivorella (Chambers, 1875)
             Alder Leafminer

- © Alexandre Anctil
Larva and
Host Plants:
Alnus spp.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • alnivorella Chambers 1875 (Gracilaria) - MONA 1983: 0587; Type locality: Colorado
  • elongella of authors not Linnaeus 1761 (Tinea)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:ACF3683 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
    • Chambers, V.T., 1875. Tineina of Colorado. Cincinnati Quarterly Journal of Science, 2(4): 298.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • McDunnough, J.H., 1946. Gracillariid studies (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera). The Canadian Entomologist, 78(5): 91-95.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
    Caloptilia alnivorella
    - gen. - © Alexandre Anctil
    Caloptilia alnivorella
    LG – © McGuire Center Coll.
    Caloptilia alnivorella
    LG – (cc) U.S.N.M.
    Caloptilia alnivorella
    LG – (cc) U.S.N.M.
    Caloptilia alnivorella
    LG – (cc) U.S.N.M.
    Caloptilia alnivorella
    LG – (cc) U.S.N.M.

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