Bucculatrix ratisbonensis
| Bucculatrix ratisbonensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. ratisbonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix ratisbonensis (Stainton, 1861)[1] | |
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Bucculatrix ratisbonensis is a moth of the Bucculatricidae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to Italy and from Germany to Russia.
Piece of gnawed on Artemisia campestris leaf, with cocoon at the right
Larva
The wingspan is 7–8 mm.[2] There are two to three generations per year with adults on wing from May to August.
The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris and Artemisia vulgaris. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]
References
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