Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gracillariidae Scientific name Caloptilia onustella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Caloptilia Rank Species | |
Similar Caloptilia semifascia, Caloptilia hemidactylella, Caloptilia cuculipennella, Caloptilia populetorum, Caloptilia elongella | ||
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.
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.
References
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