Bucculatrix zizyphella
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. zizyphella
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Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix zizyphella Chrétien, 1907
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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 larvae feed on Zizyphus lotus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
[edit]- Arctiidae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum, London