Acalyptris maritima

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Acalyptris maritima
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Acalyptris
Species:
A. maritima
Binomial name
Acalyptris maritima
A. & Z. Laštůvka, 1997

Acalyptris maritima 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, Greece and Italy.

The wingspan is 4.5-5.5 mm.

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


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