Bucculatrix phagnalella

Bucculatrix phagnalella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. phagnalella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix phagnalella

Bucculatrix phagnalella is a moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in mainland Spain and on Mallorca, Rhodes and the Canary Islands.[1] It was described in 1908 by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham.

The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are whitish, thickly sprinkled with fuscous and fawn-brown scaling. The hindwings are shining pale grey.[2]

The larvae feed on Phagnalon saxatile. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3] The larvae can be found from November to December.

References

  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ lepiforum.dePublic Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-02-01. Retrieved 2013-06-17.


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