Biology:Bucculatrix cantabricella
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Short description: Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix
| Bucculatrix cantabricella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. cantabricella
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| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix cantabricella Chrétien, 1898
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Bucculatrix cantabricella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1898. It is found in the western and central Mediterranean region, east to Slovakia and North Macedonia.[1]
The larvae feed on Convolvulus cantabrica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found in June. The species probably overwinters in the pupal stage.[3]
References
- Arctiidae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q13446305 entry
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