Callisto pfaffenzelleri
| Callisto pfaffenzelleri | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Callisto |
| Species: | C. pfaffenzelleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Callisto pfaffenzelleri (Frey, 1856)[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Callisto pfaffenzelleri is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the Alps and Slovenia.
The larvae feed on Amelanchier, Cotoneaster integerrimus, and Sorbus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts near the leaf margin. From there, it develops into a small lower-surface tentiform mine with only weak folds. Older larvae live freely under a leaf margin that has been folded upwards, sometimes also between spun leaves.[2]
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, June 22, 2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.