Bucculatrix chrysanthemella
Bucculatrix chrysanthemella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Hans Rebel in 1896. It is found on the Canary Islands.[1] The species has been introduced in France, Italy, Great Britain and Finland.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. chrysanthemella |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix chrysanthemella Rebel, 1896 | |
The wingspan is 6.5-7.5 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Argyranthemum frutescens, Argyranthemum teneriffae and Gonospermum fruticosum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a long gallery with a black central frass line. Older larvae create fleck mines by slicing open the leaf margin and mining into the leaf tissue from there. Larvae can be found from January to March.[3]
References
- Fauna Europaea
- lepiforum.de
- "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
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