Caloptilia coruscans

Caloptilia coruscans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Caloptilia
Species:	C. coruscans
Binomial name
	Caloptilia coruscans; (Walsingham, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
	Gracilaria coruscans Walsingham, 1907 ;

Caloptilia coruscans is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from south-western Europe and Thrace.

The larvae feed on Pistacia atlantica, Pistacia lentiscus, Rhus doica, Rhus oxyacanthoides and Schinus molle. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as an epidermal, whitish or brownish corridor. Later it becomes a blotch. The mine can be either upper- or lower-surface. In the end, the mine is somewhat contracted and has fine folds. Older larvae live freely, in a rolled leaf.[2]

References

"Caloptilia coruscans (Walsingham, 1907)". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2013.
"bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2010-11-04.

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[1] "Caloptilia coruscans (Walsingham, 1907)". 2.5. Fauna Europaea. July 23, 2012. Retrieved March 25, 2013.

[2] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2010-11-04.