Bucculatrix tsurubamella
Bucculatrix tsurubamella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Shigeki Kobayashi, Toshiya Hirowatari and Hiroshi Kuroko in 2010. It is found on Honshu, the main island of Japan.
| Bucculatrix tsurubamella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. tsurubamella |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix tsurubamella Kobayashi, Hirowatari & Kuroko, 2010 | |
The wingspan is 6–7 mm. The forewings are white, with some orange or light orange-brown streaks. The hindwings are grey.
The larvae feed on Quercus acutissima. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The young larvae form a linear or sometimes serpentine mine. Pupation takes place in an ocherous-white cocoon.
Etymology
The species name is derived from the Japanese name of the host plant (tsurubami).[1]
References
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