Bucculatrix firmianella

Bucculatrix firmianella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species: B. firmianella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix firmianella
Kuroko, 1982

Bucculatrix firmianella is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It was described by Kuroko in 1982. It is found in Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu).[1]

The forewings are white, mixed with yellowish brown. Adults are on wing from May to October.

The larvae feed on Firmiana simplex. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a spiral linear mine. Larvae can be found from May to October.

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