Bucculatrix ulmifoliae
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. ulmifoliae
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Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix ulmifoliae M. Hering, 1931
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Bucculatrix ulmifoliae is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Erich Martin Hering in 1931. It is found in Great Britain, the Netherlands, Germany, central and eastern Europe.[1] It has also been recorded from Iran.
The wingspan is 6–7 mm [2] Adults are on wing from April to May and again in July in two generations per year.
The larvae feed on Ulmus glabra, Ulmus laevis and Ulmus minor.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bucculatrix ulmifoliae M. Hering, 1931". Fauna Europaea. Natural History Museum, Berlin. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
- ^ First report of Bucculatrix ulmifoliae (Lepidoptera, Bucculatricidae) from Iran
- ^ "Bucculatrix ulmifoliae Hering, 1931". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Bucculatrix ulmifoliae at Wikimedia Commons