Bucculatrix phagnalella
| Bucculatrix phagnalella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. phagnalella |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix phagnalella Walsingham, 1908 | |
Bucculatrix phagnalella is a moth of the Bucculatricidae family. It is found in Spain and on Mallorca, Rhodes and the Canary Islands.[1]
The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are whitish, thickly sprinkled with fuscous and fawn-brown scaling. The hindwings are shining pale grey.[2]
The larvae feed on Phagnalon saxatile. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The young larvae create a corridor with a broad central frass line. Older larvae live freely, creating fleck mines along the leaf margin.[3] The larvae can be found from November to December.
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