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Bucculatrix alpina

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(Redirected from Bucculatrix leucanthemella) Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix

Bucculatrix alpina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species: B. alpina
Binomial name
Bucculatrix alpina
Frey, 1870
Synonyms
  • Bucculatrix leucanthemella Constant, 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.

The wingspan is about 9 mm.

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.

References

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

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Taxon identifiers
Bucculatrix alpina


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