Bucculatrix canariensis

Bucculatrix canariensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Bucculatricidae
Genus:	Bucculatrix
Species:	B. canariensis
Binomial name
	Bucculatrix canariensis; Walsingham, 1908

Bucculatrix canariensis is a moth species of the family Bucculatricidae and was first described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham in 1908. It is found on the Canary Islands.^[1]

The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are whitish, sprinkled with greyish fuscous and some blackish scaling. The hindwings are shining pale stone-grey.^[2]^[3]

The larvae feed on Artemisia thuscula. They mine the leaves of their host plant.^[4] The larvae can be found from March to April.

References

^ Fauna Europaea
^ lepiforum.de
^ "BioLib: Biological library". This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-06-17.

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] rum.de

[3] "BioLib: Biological library". This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[4] "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-06-17.

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