Caloptilia aurantiaca
| Caloptilia aurantiaca | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Infraorder: | Heteroneura |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. aurantiaca |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia aurantiaca (Wollaston, 1858)[1] | |
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Caloptilia aurantiaca is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from Madeira and the Canary Islands.
The larvae feed on Hypericum canariense, Hypericum glandulosum, Hypericum inodorum and Hypericum reflexum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as an epidermal corridor, but later becomes a shallow tentiform mine. In the end, the larva lives freely under a folded leaf tip.[2]
References
- ↑ "Caloptilia aurantiaca (Wollaston, 1858)". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
- ↑ bladmineerders.nl
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