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Caloptilia laurifoliae

Synonyms: Caloptilia laurifoliella; Gracilaria laurifoliae (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Caloptilia laurifoliae is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the Canary Islands and Madeira. The larvae feed on Laurus azorica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a lower- or upper-surface, epidermal corridor that usually begins at the midrib and runs towards the leaf margin. From here, a tentiform mine is made that is partly hidden under the folded leaf margin. Older larvae live freely in a rolled leaf. Mines are usually made in young leaves.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0