Acalyptris limonii

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.

Acalyptris limonii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Acalyptris
Species:
A. limonii
Binomial name
Acalyptris limonii
Z. & A. Laštůvka, 1998

The wingspan is 4.1-4.8 mm.

The larvae feed on Limonium vulgare. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a gallery, starting much contorted, often spirally, but later becoming a full-depth mine with narrow broken frass, running more-or-less straight through the leaf. The exit hole is located on the leaf upperside. The cocoon is white and usually spun on the underside of the leaf.


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