Bucculatrix argentisignella explained

Bucculatrix argentisignella is a moth species in the family Bucculatricidae. It was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855 and is found in France and in disjunct populations in Central, Eastern and Northern Europe.^[1]

Adults exhibit sexual dimorphism.^[2]

The larvae feed on Leucanthemum vulgare. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from May to June and again in July.^[3]

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

External links

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

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140416205915/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=433471 Fauna Europaea
2. https://archive.org/stream/notalepidopter221999soci/notalepidopter221999soci_djvu.txt Nota lepidopterologica
3. Web site: bladmineerders.nl . 2014-04-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304205443/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/bucculatrix/argentisignella/argentisignella.htm . 2016-03-04 . dead .