Bucculatrix herbalbella
Appearance
Bucculatrix herbalbella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. herbalbella
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Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix herbalbella Chrétien, 1915
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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]
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
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Lepiforum.de
- ^ "Bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
- Arctiidae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum