Caloptilia staintoni 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. staintoni
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| Caloptilia staintoni | |
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The larvae feed on Apollonias barbujana, Laurus azorica, Persea americana and Persea indica. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
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