Bucculatrix laciniatella

Bucculatrix laciniatella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Per Benander in 1931. It is found from Sweden and the southern part of European Russia[1] to Japan (Honshu).[2]

Bucculatrix laciniatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. laciniatella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix laciniatella
Benander, 1931

The wingspan is 6–8 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July.[3]

The larvae feed on Artemisia oelandica and Artemisia laciniata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found in May.[4]

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