Caloptilia fribergensis

Caloptilia fribergensis is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found from France, Germany, Poland and central Russia south to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy and North Macedonia.

Caloptilia fribergensis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. fribergensis
Binomial name
Caloptilia fribergensis
(Fritzsche, 1871)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria fribergensis Fritzsche, 1871
  • Gracillaria monspessulanella Klimesch, 1942

The larvae feed on Acer monspessulanum and Acer pseudoplatanus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

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


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