Bucculatrix herbalbella

Bucculatrix herbalbella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species: B. herbalbella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix herbalbella
Chrétien, 1915

Bucculatrix herbalbella is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It was described by Chrétien in 1915. It is found in North Africa and from Austria to Spain, Italy and the Republic of Macedonia.[1]

The wingspan is 5–6 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Artemisia herba-alba. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from March to April and again from October to November.[3]

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