Acalyptris staticis
Species of moth
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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.
| Acalyptris staticis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Acalyptris |
| Species: | A. staticis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acalyptris staticis (Walsingham, 1908) | |
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The wingspan is 4–5 mm.
The larvae feed on Limonium pectinatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
External links
- Acalyptris Meyrick: revision of the platani and staticis groups in Europe and the Mediterranean (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)
- bladmineerders.nl
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