Caloptilia porphyretica (Braun, 1923)

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Permalink:	CALOPORY
Higher taxa:	Gracillariidae (family)/  Gracillariinae (subfamily)/  Gracillariini (tribe)/  Caloptilia (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Braun, 1923)
Citation:	Gracilaria porphyretica new species
Original genus:	Gracillaria
Publication:	Braun, A. F. 1923a. Microlepidoptera: notes and new species.
Journal:	Transactions of the American Entomological Society
Volume:	49
Issue:	3
Pagination:	122

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Caloptilia porphyretica (Braun, 1923)	Holotype	♂		Holotype ♂, Paratypes 2♂ and 1♀.	United States, US	[U.S.A.], North Carolina, Balsam.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Caloptilia porphyretica (Braun, 1923)	United States, US	North Carolina	Braun, A. F. 1923a. Microlepidoptera: notes and new species. page 122
Caloptilia porphyretica (Braun, 1923)	United States, US	New Jersey	Barry, J. D., Rodriguez-Saona, C. R., Polk, D. F. & Zhang, A. 2010. Seasonal abundance, life history, and parasitism of Caloptilia porphyretica (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), a leafminer of highbush blueberry. page 284
Caloptilia porphyretica (Braun, 1923)	United States, US	Massachusetts	Eiseman, C. S. 2025. Leafminers of North America – 3rd Edition. page 1814

Plant note:

Tentiform mine on underside of the leaf, with wrinkled lower epidermis; later, the leaf is rolled from the tip downward onto the underside of the leaf (Braun 1923a: 122).

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Caloptilia porphyretica (Braun, 1923)	Rhododendron occidentale	Ericaceae		Needham, J. G., Frost, S. W. & Tothill, B. H. 1928. Leaf-mining insects. page 283
Caloptilia porphyretica (Braun, 1923)	Rhododendron sp.	Ericaceae		Braun, A. F. 1923a. Microlepidoptera: notes and new species. page 122
Caloptilia porphyretica (Braun, 1923)	Vaccinium corymbosum	Ericaceae		Barry, J. D., Rodriguez-Saona, C. R., Polk, D. F. & Zhang, A. 2010. Seasonal abundance, life history, and parasitism of Caloptilia porphyretica (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), a leafminer of highbush blueberry. page 284

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL
Caloptilia porphyretica (Braun, 1923)	Pholetesor sp.	Braconidae		Barry, J. D., Rodriguez-Saona, C. R., Polk, D. F. & Zhang, A. 2010. Seasonal abundance, life history, and parasitism of Caloptilia porphyretica (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), a leafminer of highbush blueberry. page 284

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination