Bucculatrix splendida

Bucculatrix splendida
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species: B. splendida
Binomial name
Bucculatrix splendida
Seksjaeva, 1992

Bucculatrix splendida is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It was described by Seksjaeva in 1992. It is found in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu) and the Russian Far East.[1]

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are fuscous brown and the hindwings are grey.

The larvae feed on Artemisia princeps. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The young larvae form a linear mine. Older larvae feed externally, peeling away and rolling up the lower epidermis, eating irregular patches of leaf tissue. Pupation takes place in a white cocoon.

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