Bucculatrix herbalbella

Bucculatrix herbalbella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1915. It is found in North Africa and from Austria to Spain, Italy and North Macedonia.[1]

Bucculatrix herbalbella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. herbalbella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix herbalbella
Chrétien, 1915

The wingspan is 5–6 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Artemisia herba-alba. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from March to April and again from October to November.[3]

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. Lepiforum.de
  3. "Bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-04-17.


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