Caloptilia triadicae
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Caloptilia triadicae

Larval Host(s)
Presumed main host
on Block Island:
on Block Island:
Known hosts:
Acalypha spp. (?)
Triadica sebifera, Acalypha (?)
Remarks
This species feeds on Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera), an invasive species in the southeast US. The single Block Island record of this species, as well as several other records north of the range of the only known host, suggests that the species utilizes at least one other host.