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Caloptilia onustella

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Caloptilia onustella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. onustella
Binomial name
Caloptilia onustella
(Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
  • Caloptilia nigrella (Predota, 1917)
  • Caloptilia picipennella (Zeller, 1847)
  • Caloptilia pulchella (Hauder)
  • Caloptilia semifasciella (Bruand, 1858)
  • Caloptilia semifasciella (Doubleday, 1859)

Caloptilia onustella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from most of Europe, east to the European part of Russia, Ukraine, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, as well as Morocco and Turkey.[1]

The larvae feed on Acer species, including Acer campestre, Acer monspessulanum, Acer platanoides and Acer pseudoplatanus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Taxonomy

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Caloptilia semifascia is often considered to be a form (and thus synonym) of Caloptilia onustella.

Caloptilia Semifascia

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