''Caloptilia porphyretica'' (blueberry leafminer) is a
moth of the family
Gracillariidae. It is known from
North Carolina and
New Jersey in the United States.
Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)
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It is a frequent pest in commercial highbush blueberries in New Jersey. There are at least three generations per year.
The larvae feed on ''Rhododendron
''Rhododendron'' (; from Ancient Greek ''rhódon'' "rose" and ''déndron'' "tree") is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are nati ...
'' species, including ''Rhododendron occidentale
''Rhododendron occidentale'', the western azalea or California azalea, is one of two deciduous ''Rhododendron'' species native to western North America (the other is ''Rhododendron albiflorum''). The western azalea is known to occur as far north ...
''. They mine
Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to:
Extraction or digging
* Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging
*Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine
Grammar
*Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun
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the leaves of their host plant.
References
External links
Seasonal Abundance, Life History, and Parasitism of Caloptilia porphyretica (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), a Leafminer of Highbush Blueberry
porphyretica
Moths of North America
Moths described in 1923
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