Bucculatrix hamaboella
Bucculatrix hamaboella | |
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Scientific classification | |
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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Categories:
- Bucculatricidae
- Moths described in 2009
- Moths of Japan
- Gracillarioidea stubs