Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Bucculatricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Bucculatrix | |
Bucculatrix hamaboella is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It was described by Kobayashi, Hirowatari and Kuroko in 2009. It is found in Japan (Honshu).
The forewings are creamy white, mixed with dark brown.
The larvae feed on Hibiscus hamabo. 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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