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Gracillariidae
33a0211 – 0644.1   Caloptilia triadicae Davis, 2013

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  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • triadicae Davis, 2013 (Caloptilia)
  • Taxonomic Notes: Caloptilia triadicae Davis, 2013 is a new species introduced from China, Jour. Lepid. Soc., 67(4): 281-290.
    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.
    • Davis, D.R., Fox, M.S. & R.F. Hazen, 2013. Systematics and biology of Caloptilia triadicae (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), a new species of leaf-mining moth of the invasive Chinese tallow tree (Triadica sebifera (L.) Euphorbiaceae). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 67(4): 281-290.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    Caloptilia triadicae
    © Machele White
    Caloptilia triadicae
    © Robert Zimlich
    Caloptilia triadicae
    © Robert Zimlich
    Caloptilia triadicae
    © Steve Loftin
    Caloptilia triadicae
    © Jeff Trahan
    Caloptilia triadicae
    LG – © Aaron Hunt
    Caloptilia triadicae
    Paratype - LG – © McGuire Center Coll.
    Caloptilia triadicae
    © George Smiley LG
    coil shelter on Triadica sebifera - 5mm
    Caloptilia triadicae
    © George Smiley LG
    coil shelter on Triadica sebifera - 5mm
    Caloptilia triadicae
    © George Smiley LG
    5mm

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