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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.
The wingspan is 4.5–5.5 millimetres (0.18–0.22 in).
The larvae feed on Ceanothus cuneatus and Rhamnus californica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
Notes
- ^ Braun 1917, p. 192.
References
- 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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