Bucculatrix diffusella explained

Bucculatrix diffusella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Herbert Menhofer in 1943. It is found in south-western France.^{[1] [2]}

The larvae feed on Artemisia maritima. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Young larvae are honey yellow with a brown head. The older larvae are yellowish olive green with a brown head.^[3]

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419012126/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=433491 Fauna Europaea
2. MENHOFER, H. (1943): Bericht über lepidopterologische Aufsammlungen an der französischen Atlantik-Küste. — Zeitschrift der Wiener Entomologischen Gesellschaft 28: 231-240 http://www.landesmuseum.at/pdf_frei_remote/ZOEV_28_0231-0240.pdf
3. Web site: bladmineerders.nl . 2014-04-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140419014922/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/bucculatrix/diffusella/diffusella.htm . 2014-04-19 . dead .