Bucculatrix diffusella
Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix
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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.
diffusella
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Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix diffusella
Menhofer, 1943
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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
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ MENHOFER, H. (1943): Bericht über lepidopterologische Aufsammlungen an der französischen Atlantik-Küste. — Zeitschrift der Wiener Entomologischen Gesellschaft 28: 231-240
- ↑ "bladmineerders.nl" . Archived from the original on 2014-04-19 . Retrieved 2014-04-17 .
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