| Callisto denticulella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gracillariidae |
| Genus: | Callisto |
| Species: | C. denticulella
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| Binomial name | |
| Callisto denticulella (Thunberg, 1794)
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Callisto denticulella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula and islands in the Mediterranean Sea. It is also known in Canada (Québec and Nova Scotia) and the United States (Vermont, Maryland and New Hampshire).
The wingspan is about 11 mm.
Adults are on wing from May to June.
Young larvae mine the leaves of Malus species. Other recorded food plants are Cotoneaster, Crataegus and Pyrus communis.
External links[edit]
- UKmoths
- leafmines.co.uk
- bladmineerders.nl
Media related to Callisto denticulella at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Callisto denticulella at Wikispecies
