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Caloptilia fribergensis

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Caloptilia fribergensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. fribergensis
Binomial name
Caloptilia fribergensis
(Fritzsche, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria fribergensis Fritzsche, 1871
  • Gracillaria monspessulanella Klimesch, 1942

Caloptilia fribergensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from France, Germany, Poland and central Russia south to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and North Macedonia.

The larvae feed on Acer monspessulanum and Acer pseudoplatanus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2010-11-04.