Acalyptris maritima: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nepticulidae
- Genus
- Acalyptris
- Species
- Acalyptris maritima
- Scientific Name
- Acalyptris maritima
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Acalyptris maritima
Acalyptris maritima is a species of moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found along the coasts of Adriatic, Ionian and Aegean Seas, where it has been recorded from Croatia, Greece and Italy.
The wingspan is 4.5-5.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Limonium vulgare. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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