Bucculatrix helichrysella
| Bucculatrix helichrysella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. helichrysella |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix helichrysella Constant, 1889 | |
Bucculatrix helichrysella is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It was described by Constant in 1889. It is found in southern Europe, where it has been recorded from France, the Iberian Peninsula, Corsica, Sardinia and the Republic of Macedonia.[1]
The wingspan is about 7 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Helichrysum italicum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a thin corridor with a central frass line. Later, the corridor becomes much wider. Older larvae live freely on the leaf and create fleck mines. Larvae can be found in April.[3]
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