Alder Leafminer
Caloptilia alnivorella (Chambers, 1875)

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Hexapoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Lepidoptera
Family	Gracillariidae
Genus	Caloptilia
Species	Caloptilia alnivorella (Chambers, 1875)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Accidental

Distribution

Range

Counties

County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.

Conservation and management

NatureServe

GNR Unranked

National ranks

Canada: N5 Secure
United States: NNR

Subnational ranks

Alberta: S5 Secure
Newfoundland and Labrador: SNR Unranked
Ontario: S4 Apparently Secure
Saskatchewan: SU Unrankable
British Columbia: S4 Apparently Secure
Quebec: SNR Unranked
Northwest Territories: SU Unrankable
New Brunswick: SU Unrankable
Yukon: SU Unrankable
Nova Scotia: SU Unrankable
Manitoba: SU Unrankable
Pennsylvania: SNR Unranked
Vermont: SNR Unranked
Montana: SNR Unranked

Ranks looked up 2 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

References

Peck, S.B. 1988. A review of the cave fauna of Canada, and the composition and ecology of the invertebrate fauna of caves and mines in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Zoology 66: 1197–1213. doi:10.1139/z88-176

This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.

How to cite this account

Caloptilia alnivorella (Chambers, 1875). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2250. https://cavebiology.org/species/caloptilia-alnivorella/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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