Caloptilia perseae (Busck, 1920)

SUBFAMILY	Gracillariinae
GENUS	Caloptilia
SPECIES	perseae
AUTHOR	(Busck, 1920)
ORIGINAL COMBINATION	Gracilaria perseae, n. sp.
TYPE LOCALITY	[U.S.A.], Florida, Miami, , vii.1920.
GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES	Latitude: 25°45'42" Longitude: -80°11'30"
TYPE SPECIMEN(S)	Holotype ♂, type No. 23515, USNM; Paratype ♂, cotype No. 23515, genitalia slide USNM 98491♂, USNM.
STATUS	Species
PUBLICATION	Busck, A. 1920. A new Gracilaria injurious to Avocado (Lepid.). - Canadian Entomologist 52:239.
PAGINATION	239
DNA VOUCHERS	BIOUG05194-A10, BIOUG14551-F10, BIOUG20941-D12, CNCLA2002-13

Species pictures

Species Distribution

COUNTRY	PROVINCE/STATE	PUBLICATION	PAGE
Cuba		Busck, A. [1934]. Microlepidoptera of Cuba. - Entomologica Americana 13 (1933)(4):151-217, 7 pls.	182
Spain	Canary Islands (La Palma)	Gastón, J., Revilla T. & Vives-Moreno, A. 2018. Contribución al conocimiento de los Microlepidoptera, con nuevas citas para Espana y otras aportaciones de interés (Insecta: Lepidoptera). - SHILAP, Revista de Lepidopterologia 46:221-233.	222
United States, US	Florida	Busck, A. 1920. A new Gracilaria injurious to Avocado (Lepid.). - Canadian Entomologist 52:239.	239

Host Plants

FAMILY	SPECIES	COUNTRY	PUBLICATION	PAGE
Lauraceae	Persea americana		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. - Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute 69:1-824.	90
Lauraceae	Persea persea	U.S.A.	Busck, A. 1920. A new Gracilaria injurious to Avocado (Lepid.). - Canadian Entomologist 52:239.	239
Lauraceae	Persea persea	Cuba	Busck, A. [1934]. Microlepidoptera of Cuba. - Entomologica Americana 13 (1933)(4):151-217, 7 pls.	182

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