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Caloptilia falconipennella Didn't manage to get a single sharp shot in - too much going on around it that distracted me too :-/ Caloptilia,Caloptilia falconipennella,Gracillariidae,Leafminer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Caloptilia falconipennella

Didn't manage to get a single sharp shot in - too much going on around it that distracted me too :-/

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  1. View Ruth Spigelman's profile
    Ruth Spigelman
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    Still wonderful - love the stance as if on tippy toe! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Pudding4brains's profile
      Pudding4brains
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      Yes, in Dutch the genus 15Caloptilia is aptly called "Stilt Moths" :o) Posted 6 years ago
  3. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    I love these weirdos! Posted 6 years ago
  4. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Haha, I love the moths that stand like this. Posted 6 years ago

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The Caloptilia falconipennella

''Caloptilia falconipennella'' is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from all of Europe, except the Balkan Peninsula.

The wingspan is about 13 millimetres . Adults are on wing in September and overwinter, reappearing in the spring.

The larvae feed on ''Alnus glutinosa''. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine consists of a small lower-surface blotch near the leaf margin. The mine is in fact a tentiform mine, but so little silk is produced that the.. more

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Uploaded May 22, 2019.
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