Bucculatrix cantabricella explained

Bucculatrix cantabricella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1898. It is found in the western and central Mediterranean region, east to Slovakia and North Macedonia.^[1]

The wingspan is 7–8 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Convolvulus cantabrica. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found in June. The species probably overwinters in the pupal stage.^[3]

References

• Arctiidae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum

External links

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

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140418234417/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=433478 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Bucculatrix_cantabricella Lepiforum.de
3. Web site: Bladmineerders.nl . 2014-04-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140419031650/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/bucculatrix/cantabricella/cantabricella.htm . 2014-04-19 . dead .