Acalyptris staticis

Acalyptris staticis is a species of moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is only known from the coast of Tenerife, but might also be present on the other Canary Islands and Morocco.

Acalyptris staticis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Nepticulidae
Genus:	Acalyptris
Species:	A. staticis
Binomial name
Acalyptris staticis (Walsingham, 1908)
Synonyms
Stigmella staticis Walsingham, 1908

The wingspan is 4–5 mm.

The larvae feed on Limonium pectinatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

External links

• Acalyptris Meyrick: revision of the platani and staticis groups in Europe and the Mediterranean (Lepidoptera: Nepticulidae)
• bladmineerders.nl