Kingdom Animalia Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Callisto denticulella Rank Species | Class Insecta Genus Callisto Phylum Arthropoda Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Butterflies and moths, Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae, Parornix devoniella, Caloptilia stigmatella, Phyllonorycter coryli | ||
Callisto denticulella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula and islands in the Mediterranean Sea. It is also known in Canada (Québec and Nova Scotia) and the United States (Vermont, Maryland and New Hampshire).
The wingspan is about 11 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June.
Young larvae mine the leaves of Malus species. Other recorded food plants are Cotoneaster, Crataegus, and Pyrus communis.
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