Caloptilia laurifoliae is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from the Canary Islands and Madeira.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Caloptilia |
| Species: | C. laurifoliae
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| Caloptilia laurifoliae (M. Hering, 1927)[1]
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The larvae feed on Laurus azorica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
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