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    Acalyptris punctulata

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    Short description: Species of moth

    Acalyptris punctulata
    Acalyptris punctulata mine.JPG
    Mine
    Scientific classification edit
    Domain: Eukaryota
    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Arthropoda
    Class: Insecta
    Order: Lepidoptera
    Family: Nepticulidae
    Genus: Acalyptris
    Species:
    A. punctulata
    Binomial name
    Acalyptris punctulata
    (Braun, 1910)
    Synonyms
    • Nepticula punctulata Braun, 1910

    Acalyptris punctulata is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in California .

    The wingspan is 4.5–5.5 millimetres (0.18–0.22 in).

    The larvae feed on Ceanothus cuneatus and Rhamnus californica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is a serpentine track, often bent back on itself and indistinct in its early stages on the thick-leaved Ceanothus. It is pale green with broad black line of frass on the Rhamnus leaves. The cocoon is reddish brown or grayish.

    References

    External links

    Wikidata ☰ Q4671798 entry




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