Bucculatrix paliuricola

Bucculatrix paliuricola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species: B. paliuricola
Binomial name
Bucculatrix paliuricola
Kuznetzov, 1960

Bucculatrix paliuricola is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It was described by Kuznetzov in 1960. It is found in Turkmenistan[1] and Ukraine.[2]

The larvae feed on Paliurus spina-christi. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a short corridor, which widens into a blotch. In the corridor, the frass is deposited in a broad line. Older larvae live freely on the leaf, causing window feeding.[3]

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