Acalyptris limonii
Appearance
Acalyptris limonii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Acalyptris |
Species: | A. limonii
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Binomial name | |
Acalyptris limonii Z. & A. Laštůvka, 1998
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Acalyptris limonii is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found along the coasts of Adriatic, Ionian and Aegean Seas, where it has been recorded from Croatia and Greece.
The wingspan is 4.1-4.8 mm.
The larvae feed on Limonium vulgare. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
[edit]- Acalyptris Meyrick: revision of the platani and staticis groups in Europe and the Mediterranean (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)
- bladmineerders.nl