Caloptilia staintoni

Caloptilia staintoni is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Canary Islands and Madeira.

Caloptilia staintoni
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gracillariidae
Genus: Caloptilia
Species:
C. staintoni
Binomial name
Caloptilia staintoni
(Wollaston, 1858)[1]
Synonyms
  • Gracilaria staintoni Wollaston, 1858

The larvae feed on Apollonias barbujana, Laurus azorica, Persea americana and Persea indica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

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


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