Bucculatrix andalusica

Bucculatrix andalusica is a moth species in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in southern Spain.[1] It was first described by G. Deschka in 1980.

Bucculatrix andalusica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. andalusica
Binomial name
Bucculatrix andalusica
Deschka, 1980

The larvae feed on Artemisia vulgaris. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Possibly creating a blotch mine.[2]

References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2014-04-16.


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