Acalyptris punctulata
Acalyptris punctulata is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in California.
Acalyptris punctulata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Acalyptris |
Species: | A. punctulata |
Binomial name | |
Acalyptris punctulata (Braun, 1910) | |
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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
- "Transactions of the American Entomological Society". 43 (2). Ithaca, New York: American Entomological Society/Cornell University Library. June 1917. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Cite journal requires
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