Caloptilia negundella (Chambers, 1876) is a animal in the Gracillariidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Caloptilia negundella (Chambers, 1876) (Caloptilia negundella (Chambers, 1876))
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Caloptilia negundella (Chambers, 1876)

Caloptilia negundella (Chambers, 1876)

Boxelder leafroller (Caloptilia negundella) is a 13 mm wingspan gracillariid moth first described in 1876, found in Canada and the US.

Genus
Caloptilia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Caloptilia negundella (Chambers, 1876)

Caloptilia negundella, commonly known as the boxelder leafroller, is a moth species belonging to the family Gracillariidae. This species was first formally described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1876. Confirmed records of the species are from the Canadian province of Quebec, and the U.S. states of Colorado, Kentucky, New York, California, Maine, Ohio, and Vermont. The wingspan of this moth measures approximately 13 mm.

Photo: (c) Michael King, all rights reserved, uploaded by Michael King

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Gracillariidae Caloptilia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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