Bucculatrix pannonica
Bucculatrix pannonica is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by G. Deschka in 1982. It is found in Austria and Slovakia.[1]
| Bucculatrix pannonica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. pannonica |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix pannonica Deschka, 1982 | |
The length of the forewings is about 4 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white with bright ochreous markings. The hindwings are light grey.[2]
The larvae feed on Artemisia scoparia and Artemisia santonicum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a long, narrow corridor following the leaf margin. The larvae vacate the mine and create secondary mines, starting at the leaf margin. Young larvae are yellow with a dark brown head. Older larvae are grey-green. The species overwinters as an egg or young larva.[3]
References
- Fauna Europaea
- DESCHKA, G. (1982): Bucculatrix pannonica n. sp. (Lepidoptera, Bucculatricidae) — Zeitschrift Arbeitsgemeinschaft Österreichischer Entomologen 34: 37-48
- "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
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