Bucculatrix cantabricella
| Bucculatrix cantabricella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. cantabricella |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix cantabricella Chrétien, 1898 | |
Bucculatrix cantabricella is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It was described by Chrétien in 1898. It is found in the western and central Mediterranean region, east to Slovakia and the Republic of Macedonia.[1]
The larvae feed on Convolvulus cantabrica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a narrow corridor, followed by an irregular blotch. Pupation takes place outside of the mine, in a whitish, spindle-shaped cocoon. Larvae can be found in June. The species probably overwinters in the pupal stage.[3]
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