Bucculatrix argentisignella

Bucculatrix argentisignella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. argentisignella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix argentisignella
Synonyms
  • Bucculatrix gracilella Frey, 1856

Bucculatrix argentisignella is a moth species in the family Bucculatricidae. It was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855 and is found in France and in disjunct populations in Central, Eastern and Northern Europe.[1]

Adults exhibit sexual dimorphism.[2]

The larvae feed on Leucanthemum vulgare. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from May to June and again in July.[3]

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Nota lepidopterologica
  3. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-04-16.



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