Bucculatrix alpina explained

Bucculatrix alpina is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. The species was first described by Heinrich Frey in 1870. It is found in southern France, Switzerland, Austria and Italy.^[1]

The wingspan is about 9 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Leucanthemum pallens and Staehelina dubia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found in February and March.^[3]

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

External links

• Images representing Bucculatrix alpina at Consortium for the Barcode of Life

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140416180735/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=433467 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Bucculatrix_alpina lepiforum.de
3. Web site: bladmineerders.nl . 2014-04-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140416182440/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/bucculatrix/alpina/alpina.htm . 2014-04-16 . dead .