Biology:Bucculatrix diffusella

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Short description: Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix

Bucculatrix diffusella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. diffusella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix diffusella
Menhofer, 1943

Bucculatrix diffusella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Herbert Menhofer in 1943. It is found in south-western France .[1][2]

The larvae feed on Artemisia maritima. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Young larvae are honey yellow with a brown head. The older larvae are yellowish olive green with a brown head.[3]

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. MENHOFER, H. (1943): Bericht über lepidopterologische Aufsammlungen an der französischen Atlantik-Küste. — Zeitschrift der Wiener Entomologischen Gesellschaft 28: 231-240 [1]
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/bucculatrix/diffusella/diffusella.htm. 


Wikidata ☰ Q13446312 entry