Bucculatrix ratisbonensis
Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bucculatrix ratisbonensis is a moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to Italy and from Germany to Russia. It was described in 1861 by Henry Tibbats Stainton (as Bucculatrix artemisiae var. ratisbonensis).
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. ratisbonensis |
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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]