Acalyptris maritima is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found along the coasts of Adriatic, Ionian and Aegean Seas, where it has been recorded from Croatia, Greece and Italy.
| Acalyptris maritima | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Acalyptris |
| Species: | A. maritima
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| Binomial name | |
| Acalyptris maritima A. & Z. Laštůvka, 1997
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The wingspan is 4.5-5.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Limonium vulgare. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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