Bucculatrix infans
Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix
Bucculatrix infans | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. infans |
Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix infans Staudinger, 1880 | |
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Bucculatrix infans is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1880. It is found on the Balkan Peninsula and in Ukraine[1] and Turkey.
The wingspan is about 7 mm.[2]
The larvae feed on Centaurea triniifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found in July. They are olive green.[3]
References
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
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