Caloptilia aurantiaca

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

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

The larvae feed on Hypericum canariense, Hypericum glandulosum, Hypericum inodorum and Hypericum reflexum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as an epidermal corridor, but later becomes a shallow tentiform mine. In the end, the larva lives freely under a folded leaf tip.[2]

References

"Caloptilia aurantiaca (Wollaston, 1858)". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
"bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2010-11-04.

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[1] "Caloptilia aurantiaca (Wollaston, 1858)". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2013.

[2] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2010-11-04.