Bucculatrix paliuricola

Bucculatrix paliuricola is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Vladimir Ivanovitsch Kuznetzov in 1960 (sources differ: The Global Lepidoptera Names Index and Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms give 1956). It is found in Turkmenistan[1] and Ukraine.[2]

Bucculatrix paliuricola
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. paliuricola
Binomial name
Bucculatrix paliuricola
Kuznetzov, 1960

The larvae feed on Paliurus spina-christi. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a short corridor, which widens into a blotch. In the corridor, the frass is deposited in a broad line. Older larvae live freely on the leaf, causing window feeding.[3]

References

  1. Savela, Markku (December 28, 2018). "Bucculatrix paliuricola Kuznetzov, 1956". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  2. "Bucculatrix paliuricola Kuznetzov, 1960". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  3. "Bucculatrix paliuricola Kuznetzov, 1960". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved November 11, 2019.



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