Bucculatrix armata

Bucculatrix armata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species: B. armata
Binomial name
Bucculatrix armata
Seksjaeva, 1989

Bucculatrix armata is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It was described by Seksjaeva in 1989. It is found in the Russian Far East (Primorsky Krai)[1] and Japan (Hokkaido).[2]

The forewings are white, mixed with orange brown.

The larvae feed on Tilia japonica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The young larvae form a linear mine. Older larvae live freely, feeding on the upper surface of the leaf.

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