Caloptilia semifascia
Caloptilia semifascia is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from most of Europe, except the Iberian Peninsula, Ireland, Iceland and the western part of the Balkan Peninsula.
Caloptilia semifascia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Gracillariidae |
Genus: | Caloptilia |
Species: | C. semifascia |
Binomial name | |
Caloptilia semifascia | |
Synonyms | |
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The wingspan is 10–12 mm. Adults are on wing from late July to October and again, after hibernating, until May.[2]
The larvae feed on Acer campestre. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The first part of the mine is a hardly visible upper-surface epidermal corridor. This later becomes a triangular blotch-mine. Older larvae leave the mine and live freely in a spun together leaf segment. The larvae makes three such cones, each increasing in size. These may or may not be made on the same leaf. Pupation takes place in a yellow cocoon.[3]
Taxonomy
Some authors consider it a synonym of Caloptilia onustella.
References
- Fauna Europaea
- UKmoths
- "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2010-11-04.