Bucculatrix cidarella
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. cidarella
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Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix cidarella (Zeller, 1839)
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Bucculatrix cidarella is a moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in most of Europe (except the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula), Kazakhstan and Japan (Honshu).[1] It was described in 1839 by Philipp Christoph Zeller.
The wingspan is 8–9 mm. The head is dull ferruginous, mixed with fuscous in middle. Antennal eyecaps white. Forewings are dark fuscous ; two whitish costal spots before middle and at 3/4, and two on dorsum somewhat anterior to these ; cilia ochreous-tinged. Hindwings are grey. The larva is yellowish -green, anteriorly reddish-tinged; dorsal line darker ; dots whitish The head is pale brown.[2]
Adults are on wing May to June. At times there is a second generation in August.The larvae create a gallery mine in the leaves of alder, including common alder (Alnus glutinosa), grey alder (Alnus incana), green alder (Alnus viridis) or myrtle (Myrica gale).
References
[edit]- ^ A revision of the Japanese species of the family Bucculatricidae (Lepidoptera)
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
External links
[edit]- Swedish Moths
- UKmoths
- Plant Parasites of Europe
- Images representing Bucculatrix cidarella at Consortium for the Barcode of Life