Acalyptris limonii

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Acalyptris limonii
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Acalyptris
Species:
A. limonii
Binomial name
Acalyptris limonii
Z. & A. Laštůvka, 1998

Acalyptris limonii is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found along the coasts of Adriatic, Ionian and Aegean Seas, where it has been recorded from Croatia and Greece.

The wingspan is 4.1-4.8 mm.

The larvae feed on Limonium vulgare . They mine the leaves of their host plant.


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