Caloptilia serotinella
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The Cherry Leaf Roller is a moth
of the Gracillariidae
family.
The caterpillar
generates the force required to roll leaves by stretching the silk strands it fixes between opposable plant surfaces. It is commonly referred to as the cherry leaf roller. It comunitates by either scraping, plucking, and vibrating.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella....
family.
The caterpillar
Caterpillar
Caterpillars are the larval form of members of the order Lepidoptera . They are mostly herbivorous in food habit, although some species are insectivorous. Caterpillars are voracious feeders and many of them are considered to be pests in agriculture...
generates the force required to roll leaves by stretching the silk strands it fixes between opposable plant surfaces. It is commonly referred to as the cherry leaf roller. It comunitates by either scraping, plucking, and vibrating.