Biology:Bucculatrix santolinella

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Short description: Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix

Bucculatrix santolinella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. santolinella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix santolinella
Walsingham, 1898

Bucculatrix santolinella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham in 1898. It is found in southern France and Spain and on Corsica and Sardinia.[1]

The wingspan is about 8 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Santolina species.>

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13446345 entry