Bucculatrix eucalypti

Bucculatrix eucalypti is a moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It was described in 1880 by Edward Meyrick and is found in Australia.

Bucculatrix eucalypti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. eucalypti
Binomial name
Bucculatrix eucalypti
Meyrick, 1880

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species. They feed on the underside of the leaves, eroding the surface of the leaf. They pupate in a longitudinally ribbed cocoon.


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