Google
WWW MPG website only

Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Gracillariidae
33a0160 – 0594   Caloptilia belfragella (Chambers, 1875)

© Greg Raterman
Distribution: Type locality: Colorado.
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Gracilaria belfragella Chambers, 1875
Gracilaria auriferella Frey & Boll, 1876
Gracilaria belfrageella Chambers, 1875
Taxonomic Notes: Caloptilia belfragella (Chambers, 1875) corrects the spelling of belfrageella in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist). Chambers (1875, Canadian Entomologist Vol. 7) described this species twice as a new species under two different names, belfragella on p. 8 and belfrageella on p. 92., De Prins & De Prins (2005), World Catalogue of Insects. 6: 1-502.
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Chambers, V.T., 1875. Tineina from Texas. The Canadian Entomologist, 7: 8 (belfragella), 92 (belfrageella).
  • De Prins, W. & J. De Prins, 2005. Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera). World Catalogue of Insects, 6: 1-502.
  • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
  • Species Page at Microleps.org
Caloptilia belfragella
© Mark Dreiling
Caloptilia belfragella
© John Lee
Caloptilia belfragella
© Jim Vargo
Caloptilia belfragella
© Microleps.org

Moth Photographers Group  at the  Mississippi Entomological Museum  at the  Mississippi State University

Send suggestions, or submit photographs to Webmaster — Moth Photographers Group

Database design and scripting support provided by Mike Boone