Bucculatrix diffusella
Bucculatrix diffusella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Herbert Menhofer in 1943. It is found in south-western France.[1][2]
| Bucculatrix diffusella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. diffusella |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix diffusella Menhofer, 1943 | |
The larvae feed on Artemisia maritima. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a narrow corridor with much frass. The corridor ends into a blotch in the tip of a leaf segment. Older larvae leave the mine and start creating fleck mines. Larvae can be found from mid-July to August, possibly in two generations per year. Young larvae are honey yellow with a brown head. The older larvae are yellowish olive green with a brown head.[3]
References
- Fauna Europaea
- MENHOFER, H. (1943): Bericht über lepidopterologische Aufsammlungen an der französischen Atlantik-Küste. — Zeitschrift der Wiener Entomologischen Gesellschaft 28: 231-240
- "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
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