Bucculatrix lavaterella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. lavaterella |
Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix lavaterella Millière, 1865 |
Bucculatrix lavaterella is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It was described by Millière in 1865. It is found in France and on Sardinia and Sicily.
The larvae feed on Lavatera and Malva species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a long, narrow corridor, following a vein. Larvae can be found in December.
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