Bucculatrix hamaboella

Bucculatrix hamaboella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Shigeki Kobayashi, Toshiya Hirowatari and Hiroshi Kuroko in 2009. It is found in Japan (Honshu).[1]

Bucculatrix hamaboella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. hamaboella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix hamaboella
Kobayashi, Hirowatari & Kuroko, 2009

The forewings are creamy white, mixed with dark brown.

The larvae feed on Hibiscus hamabo. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The young larvae form a long red linear mine. Older larvae bore the stem of their host plant.

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