| Bucculatrix artemisiella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. artemisiella |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix artemisiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 |
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Bucculatrix artemisiella is a moth of the Bucculatricidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, the Mediterranean islands and the Balkan Peninsula).
The wingspan is 7-8 mm.
The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The larvae slit the margin of the leaf, and from there make a ribbon-shaped fleck mine that appears as a transparent seam along the leaf margin.