Caloptilia laurifoliae
Caloptilia laurifoliae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Canary Islands and Madeira.
| Caloptilia laurifoliae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. laurifoliae |
| Binomial name | |
| Caloptilia laurifoliae (M. Hering, 1927)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The larvae feed on Laurus azorica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a lower- or upper-surface, epidermal corridor that usually begins at the midrib and runs towards the leaf margin. From here, a tentiform mine is made that is partly hidden under the folded leaf margin. Older larvae live freely in a rolled leaf. Mines are usually made in young leaves.[2]
References
- Fauna Europaea
- "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.