Biology:Bucculatrix myricae
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Short description: Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix
| Bucculatrix myricae | |
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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. myricae
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| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix myricae Ragonot, 1879
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Bucculatrix myricae is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Émile Louis Ragonot in 1879. It is found in France , Spain , Portugal and Romania.[1]
The wingspan is about 7 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Myrica species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a gallery with blackish frass. Older larvae live freely on the leaf and cause upper-surface window feeding. Larvae can be found in July.[3]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q13446334 entry
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