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Bucculatrix rhamniella

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Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix

Bucculatrix rhamniella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. 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.

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "Bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
Taxon identifiers
Bucculatrix rhamniella


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