Bucculatrix albedinella
Bucculatrix albedinella is a moth species of the family Bucculatricidae and was first described in 1839 by Philipp Christoph Zeller. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland and the Iberian Peninsula).[1]
| Bucculatrix albedinella | |
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| Bucculatrix albedinella mine Wales | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. albedinella |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix albedinella (Zeller, 1839) | |
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The wingspan is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in).
The larvae can be found elm (Ulmus species), mining the leaves, which consists of a winding full depth corridor with a proportionally long larval chamber. The black frass is deposited in a broad central line, leaving a clear zone at either side. Older larvae live free on the leave, causing window feeding.[2]
References
- "Bucculatrix albedinella (Zeller, 1839)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- "Bucculatrix albedinella (Zeller, 1839)". Plant Parasite of Europe. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
External links
- Bucculatrix albedinella at ukmoths
- Images representing Bucculatrix albedinella at Consortium for the Barcode of Life
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