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Gracillariidae 33a0156 – 0590   Caloptilia asplenifoliatella (Darlington, 1949)

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Larva and Host Plants: Sweet fern (Comptonia peregrina). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: asplenifoliatella (Darlington, 1949) (Gracilaria) - MONA 1983: 0590   Type locality: New Lisbon, NJ.

References

Darlington, E.P., 1948 [1949]. Notes on some North American Lepidoptera reared on sweet fern (Comptonia asplenifolia Linnaeus) with description of new species. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 74(3-4): 184.

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