Biology:Bucculatrix infans

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Short description: Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix

Bucculatrix infans
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. infans
Binomial name
Bucculatrix infans
Staudinger, 1880
Synonyms
  • Bucculatrix centaureae Deschka, 1973

Bucculatrix infans is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1880. It is found on the Balkan Peninsula and in Ukraine [1] and Turkey.

The wingspan is about 7 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Centaurea triniifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found in July. They are olive green.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13446323 entry