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Bucculatrix zizyphella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Bucculatricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Bucculatrix

Bucculatrix zizyphella is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It was described by Chrétien in 1907. It is found in former Yugoslavia, the Republic of Macedonia and Algeria.

The wingspan is 5–6 mm.

The larvae feed on Zizyphus lotus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

Bucculatrix zizyphella Wikipedia