Bucculatrix zizyphella

Bucculatrix zizyphella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species: B. zizyphella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix zizyphella
Chrétien, 1907
Synonyms
  • Bucculatrix spinachristi Amsel, 1935

Bucculatrix zizyphella is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It was described by Chrétien in 1907. It is found in former Yugoslavia, the Republic of Macedonia[1] and Algeria.

The wingspan is 5–6 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Zizyphus lotus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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