Acalyptris staticis
| Acalyptris staticis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Acalyptris |
| Species: | A. staticis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acalyptris staticis (Walsingham, 1908) | |
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Acalyptris staticis is a species of moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from the coast of Tenerife, but might also be present on the other Canary Islands and Morocco.
The wingspan is 4–5 mm.
The larvae feed on Limonium pectinatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
[edit]- Acalyptris Meyrick: revision of the platani and staticis groups in Europe and the Mediterranean (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)
- bladmineerders.nl
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