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Bucculatrix leucanthemella

Bucculatrix alpina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species: B. alpina
Binomial name
Bucculatrix alpina
Frey, 1870
Synonyms
  • Bucculatrix leucanthemella Constant, 1895

Bucculatrix alpina is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It is found in southern France, Switzerland, Austria and Italy.

The wingspan is about 9 mm.

The larvae feed on Leucanthemum pallens and Staehelina dubia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found in February and March.



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