Callisto (moth)
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Callisto is a genus of moth
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Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s in the family Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae
Gracillariidae is an important family of insects in the order Lepidoptera and the principal family of leaf miners that includes several economic, horticultural or recently invasive pest species such as the horse-chestnut leaf miner, Cameraria ohridella....
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Species
- Callisto albicinctellaCallisto albicinctellaCallisto albicinctella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the Russian Far East.The larvae feed on Prunus cerasifera. They probably mine the leaves of their host plant....
Kuznetzov, 1979 - Callisto coffeellaCallisto coffeellaCallisto coffeella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees, Italy and Romania and from Scotland to Ukraine....
(Zetterstedt, 1839) - Callisto denticulellaCallisto denticulellaCallisto denticulella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula and islands in the Mediterranean Sea. It is also known from Canada and the United States .The wingspan is about 11 mm...
(Thunberg, 1794) - Callisto elegantellaCallisto elegantellaCallisto elegantella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the Russian Far East....
Kuznetzov, 1979 - Callisto insperatellaCallisto insperatellaCallisto insperatella is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to Switzerland, Austria and Ukraine.The larvae feed on Prunus cerasus and Prunus padus. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as an epidermal gallery with a central frass line. The...
(Nickerl, 1864) - Callisto pfaffenzelleriCallisto pfaffenzelleriCallisto pfaffenzelleri is a moth of the Gracillariidae family. It is known from the Alps and Slovenia.The larvae feed on Amelanchier, Cotoneaster integerrimus and Sorbus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts near the leaf margin. From there, it develops into a small...
(Frey, 1856)