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Bucculatrix infans

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Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix

Bucculatrix infans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species: B. infans
Binomial name
Bucculatrix infans
Staudinger, 1880
Synonyms
  • Bucculatrix centaureae Deschka, 1973

Bucculatrix infans is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1880. It is found on the Balkan Peninsula and in Ukraine and Turkey.

The wingspan is about 7 mm.

The larvae feed on Centaurea triniifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found in July. They are olive green.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. lepiforum.de
  3. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
Taxon identifiers
Bucculatrix infans


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