Caloptilia laurifoliae
Appearance
Caloptilia laurifoliae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. laurifoliae
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Binomial name | |
Caloptilia laurifoliae (M. Hering, 1927)[1]
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Caloptilia laurifoliae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Canary Islands and Madeira.
The larvae feed on Laurus azorica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2010-11-04.