Caloptilia semifascia

Caloptilia semifascia
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. semifascia
Binomial name
Caloptilia semifascia
(Haworth, 1828)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria semifascia Haworth, 1828

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.

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.[3]

Taxonomy

Some authors consider it a synonym of Caloptilia onustella.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ UKmoths
  3. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2010-11-04.


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