Caloptilia flava, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Caloptilia flava
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
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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
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