Bucculatrix albella
| Bucculatrix albella | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. albella |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix albella Stainton, 1867 | |
Bucculatrix albella is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It is found in southern France, Italy and on the Balkan Peninsula.[1]
The larvae feed on Paliurus spina-christi. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a tortuous corridor, becoming straight near the end, and ending in a larval chamber filled with frass. Several mines may be present in a single leaf. Older larvae live freely on the leaf. Larvae can be found from February to March.[2]
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