Biology:Bucculatrix phagnalella
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Short description: Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix
Bucculatrix phagnalella | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. phagnalella
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Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix phagnalella Walsingham, 1908
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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. The young larvae create a corridor with a broad central frass line. Older larvae live freely, creating fleck mines along the leaf margin.[3] The larvae can be found from November to December.
References
Wikidata ☰ Q13446339 entry
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