Bucculatrix mirnae

Bucculatrix mirnae is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in the Azapa Valley in northern Chile. The species was first described in 2012 by Héctor Vargas and Gilson R.P. Moreira.

Bucculatrix mirnae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. mirnae
Binomial name
Bucculatrix mirnae
H.A. Vargas & G.R.P. Moreira, 2012

The length of the forewings is 2.78–3.33 millimetres (0.109–0.131 in). The forewings are covered with light reddish-brown scales. The hindwings are creamy white.

The larvae feed on Baccharis salicifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Older larvae feed externally, skeletonizing the leaves. Pupation takes place in a cocoon, mostly spun on either twigs or dry leaves of the host plant.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Professor Doctor Mirna Martins Casagrande.[1]

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References
  1. Vargas, H.A.; Moreira, G.R.P. 2012: A new species of Bucculatrix Zeller (Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae) associated with Baccharis salicifolia (Asteraceae) in northern Chile. Zootaxa, 3300: 20-33.


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