Bucculatrix canariensis
Appearance
Bucculatrix canariensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. canariensis
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Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix canariensis Walsingham, 1908
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Bucculatrix canariensis is a moth species of the family Bucculatricidae and was first described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham in 1908. It is found on the Canary Islands.[1]
The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are whitish, sprinkled with greyish fuscous and some blackish scaling. The hindwings are shining pale stone-grey.[2][3]
The larvae feed on Artemisia thuscula. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4] The larvae can be found from March to April.
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ lepiforum.de
- ^ "BioLib: Biological library". This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-06-17.