Bucculatrix demaryella
| Bucculatrix demaryella | |
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| Bucculatrix demaryella | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. demaryella |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix demaryella (Duponchel, 1840)[1] | |
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Bucculatrix demaryella is a moth of the Bucculatricidae family. It is found in most of Europe (except the Iberian Peninsula and parts of the Balkan Peninsula), Russia and Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu).[2]
The wingspan is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in).[3] Adults are on wing from May to early June in one generation per year.[4]
The larvae of ssp. demaryella feed on Betula nana, Betula pendula, Betula pubescens and Corylus avellana,[5] while the larvae of ssp. castaneae feed on Acer species and Castanea sativa. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a short, full depth corridor, often along the midrib or a thick vein. Most of the mine has a thick frass line. The larvae leave the mine and engage in window-feeding. Later, it starts eating holes in the leaf.[6] Larvae can be found from June to July. Young larvae are pale yellow with a darker head while older larvae are grey green. Pupates takes place in a greyish ochreous cocoon spun amongst debris.
Subspecies
- Bucculatrix demaryella demaryella
- Bucculatrix demaryella castaneae Klimesch, 1950 (Austria, Italy, Switzerland)
References
- ↑ "Bucculatrix demaryella (Duponchel, 1840)". 2.6.2. Fauna Europaea. August 29, 2013. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- ↑ A revision of the Japanese species of the family Bucculatricidae (Lepidoptera)
- ↑ microlepidoptera.nl Archived February 12, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Lepidoptera of Belgium
- ↑ ssp. demaryella at bladmineerders.nl
- ↑ ssp. castaneae at bladmineerders.nl