Caloptilia flava, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Caloptilia flava, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki

Caloptilia flava (Staudinger, 1871)

MOTH INFO

Caloptilia flava is a moth of the family Gracillariidae on the island of Crete, Greece.

Scientific name

Caloptilia flava (Staudinger, 1871)

Gracilaria flava (Staudinger, 1871)

Gracillaria impictipennella (Gerasimov, 1930)

Caloptilia glycyrrhizae (Deschka, 1979)

Common name

Classification

Superfamily: Gracillarioidea > Family: Gracillariidae > Subfamily: Gracillariinae > Genus: Caloptilia

Wingspan

9-10 mm

Habitat

Biotopes with the larval food plant. The depicted species were spotted on a coastal area with Glycyrrhiza glabra plants.

Food plant

The larva is monophagous on Leguminosae (Glycyrrhiza glabra) and bores into the leaves.

Flight period
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Links

Lepiforum e. V.

Gracillariidae.net

Plant Parasites of Europe

butterfliesofcrete.com