Caloptilia laurifoliae

Caloptilia laurifoliae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. laurifoliae
Binomial name
Caloptilia laurifoliae
(M. Hering, 1927)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria laurifoliae M. Hering, 1927

Caloptilia laurifoliae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Canary Islands and Madeira.

The larvae feed on Laurus azorica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2010-11-04.


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