Biology:Bucculatrix albiguttella

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Short description: Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix

Bucculatrix albiguttella
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. albiguttella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix albiguttella
Millière, 1886
Synonyms
  • Bucculatrix reisseri Hartig, 1939

Bucculatrix albiguttella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was first described by Pierre Millière in 1886. The species is found in France (the Alpes Maritimes), Italy and on Sardinia.[1]

The wingspan is about 8 mm.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing in June and July.

The larvae feed on Achillea species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

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Wikidata ☰ Q13446293 entry