- Acalyptris punctulata
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Acalyptris punctulata 
Mine Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nepticulidae Genus: Acalyptris Species: A. punctulata Binomial name Acalyptris punctulata
(Braun, 1910)Synonyms - Nepticula punctulata Braun, 1910
Acalyptris punctulata is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found in California.
The wingspan is 4.5-5.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Ceanothus cuneatus and Rhamnus californica. The mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is a serpentine track, often bent back on itself and indistinct in its early stages on the thick-leaved Ceanothus. It is pale green with broad black line of frass on the Rhamnus leaves. The cocoon is reddish brown or grayish.
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