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Gracillariidae 33a0194 – 0625   Caloptilia porphyretica (Braun, 1923)

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Distribution: Pest in commercial highbush blueberries in NJ (Barry et al. 2010). Larva and Host Plants: Rhododendron (Braun 1923), Vaccinium corymbosum (Highbush Blueberry) (Barry et al. 2010). Description/ Field Marks: Face head and base of thorax purple. Forewings purple with base of dorsum and the costal area yellow. See Braun (1923). Similar Species: Caloptilia superbifrontella (Clemens, 1860) "lack[s] the deep brilliancy of the purple color of porphyretica" (Braun, 1923). The head and and base of thorax yellow. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: porphyretica (Braun, 1923) (Gracilaria [sic]) - MONA 1983: 625; TL: Balsam, NC.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) Barry J.D., C.R. Rodriguez-Saona, D.F. Polk, A. Zhang, 2010. Seasonal abundance, life history, and parasitism of Caloptilia porphyretica (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), a leafminer of highbush blueberry. Journal of Economic Entomology, 103(2): 284-291. Braun, A.F., 1923. Microlepidoptera: Notes and New Species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 49(2): 122. 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 iNaturalist

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