Bucculatrix herbalbella

Bucculatrix herbalbella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Bucculatricidae
Genus:	Bucculatrix
Species:	B. herbalbella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix herbalbella Chrétien, 1915

Bucculatrix herbalbella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1915. It is found in North Africa and from Austria to Spain, Italy and North Macedonia.[1]

The wingspan is 5–6 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Artemisia herba-alba. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from March to April and again from October to November.[3]

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. Lepiforum.de
3. "Bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-04-17.

• Arctiidae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum