Acalyptris punctulata
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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. punctulata
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| Acalyptris punctulata (Braun, 1910)
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Acalyptris punctulata is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in California.[1]
The wingspan is 4.5–5.5 millimetres (0.18–0.22 in).[1]
The larvae feed on Ceanothus cuneatus and Rhamnus californica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b c Braun 1917, p. 192.
References
[edit]- Braun, Annette F. (June 1917). "Nepticulidae of North America". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 43 (2). Philadelphia: American Entomological Society: 155–209. JSTOR 25076968.
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