Bucculatrix herbalbella
Bucculatrix herbalbella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. herbalbella |
Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix herbalbella Chrétien, 1915 | |
Bucculatrix herbalbella is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It was described by Chrétien in 1915. It is found in North Africa and from Austria to Spain, Italy and the Republic of Macedonia.[1]
The larvae feed on Artemisia herba-alba. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from March to April and again from October to November.[3]