Bucculatrix frangutella
Bucculatrix frangutella is a moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1783. It is found in Europe.
| Bucculatrix frangutella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. frangutella |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix frangutella (Goeze, 1783) | |
The wingspan is about 8 mm. Adults are on wing between June and July depending on the location.
The larvae mine the leaves of buckthorns (Rhamnus species), including common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica) as well as alder buckthorn (Frangula alnus).
Gallery
A mined and gnawed leaf of Rhamnus frangula
Larva
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