Acalyptris maritima
| Acalyptris maritima | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Acalyptris |
| Species: | A. maritima
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| Binomial name | |
| Acalyptris maritima A. & Z. Laštůvka, 1997
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Acalyptris maritima is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found along the coasts of Adriatic, Ionian and Aegean Seas, where it has been recorded from Croatia, Greece and Italy.
The wingspan is 4.5-5.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Limonium vulgare. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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