Bucculatrix alpina

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Bucculatrix alpina
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. alpina
Binomial name
Bucculatrix alpina
Frey, 1870
Synonyms
  • Bucculatrix leucanthemellaConstant, 1895

Bucculatrix alpina is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. The species was first described by Heinrich Frey in 1870. It is found in southern France, Switzerland, Austria and Italy. [1]

The wingspan is about 9 mm. [2]

The larvae feed on Leucanthemum pallens and Staehelina dubia . They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found in February and March. [3]

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-16.