Caloptilia onustella

Caloptilia onustella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Caloptilia
Species:	C. onustella
Binomial name
	Caloptilia onustella; (Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
	Caloptilia nigrella (Predota, 1917); Caloptilia picipennella (Zeller, 1847); Caloptilia pulchella (Hauder); Caloptilia semifasciella (Bruand, 1858); Caloptilia semifasciella (Doubleday, 1859);

Caloptilia onustella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from most of Europe, east to the European part of Russia, Ukraine, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, as well as Morocco and Turkey.^[1]

The larvae feed on Acer species, including Acer campestre, Acer monspessulanum, Acer platanoides and Acer pseudoplatanus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

Taxonomy

Caloptilia semifascia is often considered to be a form (and thus synonym) of Caloptilia onustella.

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