Caloptilia roscipennella

Caloptilia roscipennella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gracillariidae
Genus:	Caloptilia
Species:	C. roscipennella
Binomial name
	Caloptilia roscipennella; (Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms
	Tinea roscipennella Hübner, 1796 ;

Caloptilia roscipennella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of central and southern Europe.

Adults are on wing from August to May and hibernate.^[2]

The larvae feed on Juglans regia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Older larvae leave the mine and live in a leaflet, rolled into a tube.^[3] Pupation under a silk membrane in a conical roll at the edge of a leaf.

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ Lepidoptera of Belgium
^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2010-11-04.

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] Lepidoptera of Belgium

[3] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-04-19. Retrieved 2010-11-04.

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