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Acalyptris punctulata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Nepticulidae

Scientific name
  
Acalyptris punctulata

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Acalyptris

Rank
  
Species

Acalyptris punctulata

Acalyptris punctulata is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. 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.

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Acalyptris punctulata Wikipedia