Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Bucculatricidae Scientific name Bucculatrix humiliella | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Bucculatrix Rank Species | |
Similar Bucculatrix demaryella, Bucculatrix maritima, Bucculatrix nigricomella, Bucculatrix frangutella, Bucculatrix thoracella | ||
Bucculatrix humiliella is a moth of the Bucculatricidae family. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees and the Alps and from Great Britain to Poland.
The wingspan is 8–9 mm.
The larvae feed on Achillea millefolium and Tanacetum vulgare. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Young larvae mine out a fine leaf segment completely, leaving a black, central frass line. Older larvae live free on the upper side of the leaf, causing window feeding.
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