Bucculatrix albedinella

Bucculatrix albedinella is a moth species of the family Bucculatricidae and was first described in 1839 by Philipp Christoph Zeller. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland and the Iberian Peninsula).[1]

Bucculatrix albedinella
Bucculatrix albedinella mine Wales
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. albedinella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix albedinella
(Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Lyonetia albedinella Zeller, 1839
  • Elachista boyerella Duponchel, 1840
  • Bucculatrix boyerella

The wingspan is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in).

The larvae can be found elm (Ulmus species), mining the leaves, which consists of a winding full depth corridor with a proportionally long larval chamber. The black frass is deposited in a broad central line, leaving a clear zone at either side. Older larvae live free on the leave, causing window feeding.[2]

References

  1. "Bucculatrix albedinella (Zeller, 1839)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. "Bucculatrix albedinella (Zeller, 1839)". Plant Parasite of Europe. Retrieved 8 May 2019.



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