Bucculatrix hamaboella
| Bucculatrix hamaboella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. hamaboella
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| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix hamaboella Kobayashi, Hirowatari & Kuroko, 2009
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Bucculatrix hamaboella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Shigeki Kobayashi, Toshiya Hirowatari and Hiroshi Kuroko in 2009. It is found in Japan (Honshu).[1]
The forewings are creamy white, mixed with dark brown.
The larvae feed on . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The young larvae form a long red linear mine. Older larvae bore the stem of their host plant.
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- Bucculatricidae
- Moths described in 2009
- Moths of Japan
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