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Caloptilia suberinella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Ukraine, Russia and China.[2] It was recently recorded from North America (British Columbia).[3]

Caloptilia suberinella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Caloptilia
Species:	C. suberinella
Binomial name
Caloptilia suberinella (Tengström, 1848)[1]
Synonyms
Gracilaria suberinella Tengström, 1848 Caloptilia proteella (Frey, 1884)

The wingspan is 14–15 mm.[4] The forewings are brown with dark brown and dirty white variegations.

The larvae feed on Betula species, including Betula platyphylla. They mine the leaves of their host plant at first, but later lives in a rolled leaf.[5]

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