Bucculatrix argentisignella
| Bucculatrix argentisignella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. argentisignella |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix argentisignella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 | |
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Bucculatrix argentisignella is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It is found in France and in disjunct populations in Central, Eastern and Northern Europe.[1]
Adults exhibit sexual dimorphism. Males have uniform grey wings, lacking the four silvery spots on the forewings.[2]
The larvae feed on Leucanthemum vulgare. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a narrow, upper- or lower-surface gallery. Later, the gallery widens, becoming full-depth. The frass is deposited in the center of the corridor. Larvae sometimes leave the mine and continue elsewhere. Pupation takes place outside of the mine. Larvae can be found from May to June and again in July.[3]
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