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 | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. fribergensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia fribergensis (Fritzsche, 1871)[1] | |
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The larvae feed on Acer monspessulanum and Acer pseudoplatanus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as an epidermal corridor, that later turns into a blotch and in the end becomes a small triangular full depth blotch, generally in a vein axle. Older larvae leave the mine and continue living freely. In small leaves, the larva may be found in a leaf cone. In larger leaves, it can be found under a folded leaf segment. Pupation takes place in a yellowish, transparent cocoon.[2]
References
- Fauna Europaea
- "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
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