Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Bucculatricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Bucculatrix | |
Bucculatrix serratella is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It was described by Kobayashi, Hirowatari and Kuroko in 2010. It is found in Japan (Honshu).
The wingspan is 5–6 mm. The forewings are ocherous white with brownish ocherous patches. The hindwings are grey.
The larvae feed on Zelkovia serrata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The young larvae form a linear mine. Pupation takes place in a whitish to ocherous cocoon, which is spun on the surface of a leaf along a vein or on the leaf stalk.
Etymology
The species name is derived from the name of the host plant.
References
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