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Acalyptris staticis

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Species of moth

Acalyptris staticis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Acalyptris
Species: A. staticis
Binomial name
Acalyptris staticis
(Walsingham, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Stigmella staticis Walsingham, 1908

Acalyptris staticis is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from the coast of Tenerife, but might also be present on the other Canary Islands and Morocco.

The wingspan is 4–5 mm.

The larvae feed on Limonium pectinatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Acalyptris staticis


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