Caloptilia selenitis
| Caloptilia selenitis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. selenitis |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia selenitis (Meyrick, 1909) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Caloptilia selenitis is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from New Zealand.[1]
The larvae feed on Fagus species, including Fagus menziesii. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The late instar larva of make a pouch of two or three terminal leaves on twigs. Pouches containing larvae are shed and fall to the ground in autumn while the larvae are still present.
References
External links
- Responses of litter-dwelling arthropods and house mice to beech seeding in the Orongorongo Valley, New Zealand
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