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Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915)

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Gracillariinae (subfamily)/  Gracillariini (tribe)/  Caloptilia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Ely, 1915)
Citation:Gracilaria cornusella
Original genus:Gracillaria
Publication:Ely, C. R. 1915. New species of the genus Gracilaria [sic] and notes on two species already described.
Journal:Insecutor Inscitiae Menstruus, Washington
Volume:3
Issue:5–7
Pagination:53
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8221275
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) Holotype unknown USNM Holotype nr. 19326 (gender not stated), USNM United States, US [U.S.A.], Connecticut, East River.
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) Syntype unknown about 25 syntypes (gender not stated). United States, US [U.S.A.], Connecticut, East River.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) Canada Ontario Braun, A. F. 1927a. New Microlepidoptera from Ontario. page 57
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) Canada Alberta Pohl, G. R., Anweiler, G. G., Schmidt, B. C. & Kondla, N. G. 2010. An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada. page 59
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) Canada British Columbia Pohl, G. R., Landry, J.-F., Schmidt, B. C., Lafontaine, J. D., Troubridge, J. T., Macaulay, A. D., van Nieukerken, E. J., DeWaard, J. R., Dombroskie, J. J., Klymko, J., Nazari, V. & Stead, K. 2018. Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. page 56
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) Canada Saskatchewan Pohl, G. R., Landry, J.-F., Schmidt, B. C., Lafontaine, J. D., Troubridge, J. T., Macaulay, A. D., van Nieukerken, E. J., DeWaard, J. R., Dombroskie, J. J., Klymko, J., Nazari, V. & Stead, K. 2018. Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. page 56
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) Canada Manitoba Pohl, G. R., Landry, J.-F., Schmidt, B. C., Lafontaine, J. D., Troubridge, J. T., Macaulay, A. D., van Nieukerken, E. J., DeWaard, J. R., Dombroskie, J. J., Klymko, J., Nazari, V. & Stead, K. 2018. Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. page 56
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Pohl, G. R., Landry, J.-F., Schmidt, B. C., Lafontaine, J. D., Troubridge, J. T., Macaulay, A. D., van Nieukerken, E. J., DeWaard, J. R., Dombroskie, J. J., Klymko, J., Nazari, V. & Stead, K. 2018. Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. page 56
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) Canada New Brunswick Pohl, G. R., Landry, J.-F., Schmidt, B. C., Lafontaine, J. D., Troubridge, J. T., Macaulay, A. D., van Nieukerken, E. J., DeWaard, J. R., Dombroskie, J. J., Klymko, J., Nazari, V. & Stead, K. 2018. Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. page 56
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) Canada Northwest Territories Pohl, G. R., Landry, J.-F., Schmidt, B. C., Lafontaine, J. D., Troubridge, J. T., Macaulay, A. D., van Nieukerken, E. J., DeWaard, J. R., Dombroskie, J. J., Klymko, J., Nazari, V. & Stead, K. 2018. Annotated checklist of the moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Canada and Alaska. page 56
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) Canada Quebec Handfield, L. 1997. Liste des Lépidoptères du Québec et du Labrador. page 30
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) United States, US Oregon Eiseman, C. S. 2025. Leafminers of North America – 3rd Edition. page 1804
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) United States, US Maryland Ely, C. R. 1918. A revision of the North-American Gracilariidae [sic] from the standpoint of venation. page 73
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) United States, US Kentucky van Orden Covell, C. 1999. The butterflies and moths (Lepidoptera) of Kentucky: an annotated checklist. page 23
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) United States, US Maine Brower, A. E. 1984. A List of the Lepidoptera of Maine, Part 2: The Microlepidoptera, Section 2; Cosmopterigidae through Hepialidae. page 45
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) United States, US Michigan Nielsen, M. C. 1998. Preliminary list of Michigan moths: the Microlepidoptera. page 4
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) United States, US Missouri Forbes, W. T. M. 1923. The Lepidoptera of New York and neighbouring states. Part I. Primitive forms, Microlepidoptera, Pyraloids, Bombyces. page 174
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) United States, US New York Forbes, W. T. M. 1923. The Lepidoptera of New York and neighbouring states. Part I. Primitive forms, Microlepidoptera, Pyraloids, Bombyces. page 174
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) United States, US Utah Braun, A. F. 1925c. Microlepidoptera of Northern Utah. page 217
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) United States, US Connecticut Ely, C. R. 1915. New species of the genus Gracilaria [sic] and notes on two species already described. page 53
Plant note:

The mine is short and winding, ending in a somewhat elongated blotch about half an inch long, usually between and at the junction of two veins. After leaving the mine the larva rolls the leaf downward, from one side, into a cylindrical roll (Eiseman 2025: 1804).

Eiseman, C. S. 2025. Leafminers of North America – 3rd Edition.
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) Cornus amomum Cornaceae United States, US Eiseman, C. S. 2025. Leafminers of North America – 3rd Edition. page 1804
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) Cornus alternifolia Cornaceae United States, US Ely, C. R. 1915. New species of the genus Gracilaria [sic] and notes on two species already described. page 54
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) Cornus canadensis Cornaceae Canada Braun, A. F. 1927a. New Microlepidoptera from Ontario. page 57
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) Cornus candidissima Cornaceae United States, US Braun, A. F. 1927a. New Microlepidoptera from Ontario. page 58
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) Cornus circinata Cornaceae United States, US Needham, J. G., Frost, S. W. & Tothill, B. H. 1928. Leaf-mining insects. page 283
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) Cornus nuttallii Cornaceae United States, US Eiseman, C. S. 2025. Leafminers of North America – 3rd Edition. page 1804
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) Cornus racemosa Cornaceae United States, US Eiseman, C. S. 2025. Leafminers of North America – 3rd Edition. page 1804
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) Cornus rugosa Cornaceae United States, US Needham, J. G., Frost, S. W. & Tothill, B. H. 1928. Leaf-mining insects. page 283
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) Cornus sericea Cornaceae United States, US Robinson, G. S., Ackery, P. R., Kitching, I. J., Beccaloni, G. W. & Hernández, L. M. 2002. Hostplants of the moth and butterfly caterpillars of America North of Mexico. page 89
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) Cornus sp. Cornaceae United States, US Ely, C. R. 1915. New species of the genus Gracilaria [sic] and notes on two species already described. page 54
Caloptilia cornusella (Ely, 1915) Cornus stolonifera Cornaceae United States, US Ely, C. R. 1915. New species of the genus Gracilaria [sic] and notes on two species already described. page 54
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination