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Acalyptris punctulata

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Acalyptris punctulata
Mine
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Acalyptris
Species:
A. punctulata
Binomial name
Acalyptris punctulata
(Braun, 1910)
Synonyms
  • Nepticula punctulata Braun, 1910

Acalyptris punctulata is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in California.

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

  • "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}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)