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Caloptilia perseae (Busck, 1920)

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Higher taxa: Gracillariidae (family)/  Gracillariinae (subfamily)/  Gracillariini (tribe)/  Caloptilia (genus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Busck, 1920)
Citation:Gracilaria perseae, n. sp.
Original genus:Gracillaria
Publication:Busck, A. 1920. A new Gracilaria injurious to Avocado (Lepid.).
Journal:Canadian Entomologist
Volume:52
Issue:
Pagination:239
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3083942
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Caloptilia perseae (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Caloptilia perseae (Busck, 1920) Holotype ♂ USNM Holotype ♂, type No. 23515, USNM United States, US [U.S.A.], Florida, Miami, , vii.1920.
Caloptilia perseae (Busck, 1920) Paratype ♂ USNM Paratype ♂, cotype No. 23515, genitalia slide USNM 98491♂, USNM. United States, US [U.S.A.], Florida, Miami, , vii.1920.
DNA voucher(s)
BIOUG05194-A10  BIOUG14551-F10  BIOUG20941-D12  CNCLA2002-13 
Distribution note:

The record from Canary Islands (La Palma) by Gastón et al. (2018: 222) is removed due to a misidentification (Falck 2025: 693).

Falck, P. 2025. New data on Gracillariidae from the Canary Islands, Spain. Part 1. Gracillariinae, Oecophyllembiinae (Insecta: Lepidoptera).
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Caloptilia perseae (Busck, 1920) Costa Rica page MHNC
Caloptilia perseae (Busck, 1920) Cuba Busck, A. [1934]. Microlepidoptera of Cuba. page 182
Caloptilia perseae (Busck, 1920) Mexico Iruegas-Buentello, H. R., López-Muraira, I. G., Flores-Martínez, H., Mancilla-Margalli, N. A. 2025. First record in México of Caloptilia perseae (Busck, 1920) (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) as a pest of avocado crop Persea americana Mill. (Lauraceae). page e1924
Caloptilia perseae (Busck, 1920) Puerto Rico page V. Becker
Caloptilia perseae (Busck, 1920) United States, US Florida Busck, A. 1920. A new Gracilaria injurious to Avocado (Lepid.). page 239
Caloptilia perseae (Busck, 1920) United States, US California page S. Winterton ( 07.vii.2021)
Plant note:

A small mine between the veins of young leaves, subsequently folding the tip or sides of the leaf downwards (Busck 1920: 239).

Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination