Biology:Bucculatrix rhamniella

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Short description: Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix

Bucculatrix rhamniella
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. rhamniella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix rhamniella
Herrich-Schäffer, 1855

Bucculatrix rhamniella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855. It is found in Poland , the Baltic region, Hungary and Romania.[1] A record from the Netherlands is based on a misidentification.

The wingspan is 10–11 mm. There are usually two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Rhamnus catharticus and Rhamnus pumilis. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13475063 entry