Callisto denticulella
| Callisto denticulella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Callisto |
| Species: | C. denticulella |
| Binomial name | |
| Callisto denticulella (Thunberg, 1794) | |
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Callisto denticulella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula and islands in the Mediterranean Sea. It is also known in Canada (Québec and Nova Scotia) and the United States (Vermont, Maryland and New Hampshire).
Damage
Larva
The wingspan is about 11 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June.
Young larvae mine the leaves of Malus species. Other recorded food plants are Cotoneaster, Crataegus, and Pyrus communis.
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