Calybites hauderi is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Romania and the Pyrenees, but is very rare and local. The records of this species in Great Britain and Belgium were due to the confusion with another species, Caloptilia onustella.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Calybites |
| Species: | C. hauderi
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| Calybites hauderi | |
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The wingspan is about 10 mm. Adults are on wing in July and August, overwintering as an adult.[3]
The larvae feed on Acer campestre. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4]
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Langmaid JR, Sattler K & Lopez-Vaamonde C, 2011. Morphology and DND barcodes show that Calybites hauderi does not occur in the British Isles (Gracillariidae). Nota Lepidopterologica 33(2): 191-197.
- ^ UKmoths
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2012-09-12. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
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