Acalyptris punctulata: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Nepticulidae
- Genus
- Acalyptris
- Species
- Acalyptris punctulata
- Scientific Name
- Acalyptris punctulata
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Acalyptris punctulata
Acalyptris punctulata is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. 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.
...Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Acalyptris bicornutus
- Acalyptris bifidus
- Acalyptris bipinnatellus
- Acalyptris bovicorneus
- Acalyptris fortis
- Acalyptris hispidus
- Acalyptris janzeni
- Acalyptris laxibasis
- Acalyptris lotella
- Acalyptris martinheringi
- Acalyptris novenarius
- Acalyptris paradividua
- Acalyptris punctulata
- Acalyptris scirpi
- Acalyptris tenuijuxtus
- Acalyptris terrificus
- Acalyptris thoracealbella
- Acalyptris trifidus
- Acalyptris unicornis