Bucculatrix helichrysella

Bucculatrix helichrysella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Alexandre Constant in 1889. It is found in southern Europe, where it has been recorded from France, the Iberian Peninsula, Corsica, Sardinia and North Macedonia.[1]

Bucculatrix helichrysella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. helichrysella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix helichrysella
Constant, 1889

The wingspan is about 7 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Helichrysum italicum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found in April.[3]

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2014-04-17.


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