Biology:Bucculatrix eupatoriella
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Short description: Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix
Bucculatrix eupatoriella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. eupatoriella
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Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix eupatoriella Braun, 1918[1]
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Bucculatrix eupatoriella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ohio and North Carolina. It was described in 1918 by Annette Frances Braun.
The larvae feed on Eupatorium perfoliatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Pupation takes place in a white cocoon.[2]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q15671657 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucculatrix eupatoriella.
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