Caloptilia selenitis: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Gracillariidae
Genus
Caloptilia
Species
Caloptilia selenitis
Scientific Name
Caloptilia selenitis

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Caloptilia selenitis

Caloptilia selenitis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from New Zealand.

The larvae mine the leaves of Lophozonia menziesii. The larvae form cocoons between the joined leaves of their host plant. The late instar larva of make a pouch of two or three terminal leaves on twigs. Pouches containing larvae are shed and fall to the ground in autumn while the larvae are still present.

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Caloptilia selenitis
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Caloptilia selenitis
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Caloptilia selenitis
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Caloptilia selenitis
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Caloptilia selenitis
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Caloptilia selenitis
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Caloptilia selenitis
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Caloptilia selenitis
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Caloptilia selenitis
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Caloptilia selenitis
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Caloptilia selenitis
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Caloptilia selenitis
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Caloptilia selenitis
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Caloptilia selenitis
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Caloptilia selenitis
©Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
Caloptilia selenitis
©Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
Caloptilia selenitis
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Caloptilia selenitis
©Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
Caloptilia selenitis
©Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
Caloptilia selenitis
©Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
Caloptilia selenitis
©Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
Caloptilia selenitis
©Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
Caloptilia selenitis
©Christopher Stephens, some rights reserved (CC-BY-SA)
Caloptilia selenitis
©Carey-Knox-Southern-Scales, some rights reserved (CC-BY-NC)
Caloptilia selenitis
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Caloptilia selenitis
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Caloptilia selenitis
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Caloptilia selenitis
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Caloptilia selenitis
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Caloptilia selenitis
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Caloptilia selenitis
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Caloptilia selenitis
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Caloptilia selenitis
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