Bucculatrix argentisignella
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. argentisignella
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| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix argentisignella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
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Bucculatrix argentisignella is a moth species in the family Bucculatricidae. It was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855 and is found in France and in disjunct populations in Central, Eastern and Northern Europe.[1]
Adults exhibit sexual dimorphism.[2]
The larvae feed on Leucanthemum vulgare. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from May to June and again in July.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Nota lepidopterologica
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
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