Bucculatrix canariensis
| Bucculatrix canariensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. canariensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix canariensis Walsingham, 1908 | |
Bucculatrix canariensis is a moth of the Bucculatricidae family. It is found on the Canary Islands.[1]
The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are whitish, sprinkled with greyish fuscous and some blackish scaling. The hindwings are shining pale stone-grey.[2]
The larvae feed on Artemisia thuscula. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The young larvae create a rather straight corridor that is almost completely filled with frass. Older larvae live freely, creating fleck mines.[3] The larvae can be found from March to April.
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