Bucculatrix zizyphella

Bucculatrix zizyphella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Bucculatricidae
Genus:	Bucculatrix
Species:	B. zizyphella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix zizyphella Chrétien, 1907
Synonyms
Bucculatrix spinachristi Amsel, 1935

Bucculatrix zizyphella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1907. It is found in former Yugoslavia, North Macedonia[1] and Algeria.

The wingspan is 5–6 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Zizyphus lotus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

1. Fauna Europaea
2. Lepiforum.de

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