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Caloptilia selenitis

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Caloptilia selenitis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. selenitis
Binomial name
Caloptilia selenitis
(Meyrick, 1909)
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria selenitis Meyrick, 1909

Caloptilia selenitis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. 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

  1. ^ Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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