Bucculatrix nota
| Bucculatrix nota | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. nota |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix nota Seksjaeva, 1989 | |
Bucculatrix nota 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 (Honshu).[2]
The forewings are creamy white, mixed with chocolate brown.
The larvae feed on Artemisia princeps. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- ↑ Seksyaeva S.V., 1989: First data on mining moths of the family bucculatricidae lepidoptera from the southern primorski krai russian sfsr ussr with descriptions of 10 new species. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie. 68(3): 620-627
- ↑ A revision of the Japanese species of the family Bucculatricidae (Lepidoptera)
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