Bucculatrix lavaterella

Bucculatrix lavaterella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species: B. lavaterella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix lavaterella
Millière, 1865

Bucculatrix lavaterella is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It was described by Millière in 1865. It is found in France and on Sardinia and Sicily.[1]

The larvae feed on Lavatera and Malva species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a long, narrow corridor, following a vein. Larvae can be found in December.[2]

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