Acalyptris punctulata

Acalyptris punctulata
Mine
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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.[1]

The wingspan is 4.5–5.5 millimetres (0.18–0.22 in).[1]

The larvae feed on Ceanothus cuneatus and Rhamnus californica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Braun 1917, p. 192.

References

  • Braun, Annette F. (June 1917). "Nepticulidae of North America". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 43 (2). Philadelphia: American Entomological Society: 155–209. JSTOR 25076968.
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