Bucculatrix infans explained

Bucculatrix infans is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Otto Staudinger in 1880. It is found on the Balkan Peninsula and in Ukraine^[1] and Turkey.

The wingspan is about 7 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Centaurea triniifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found in July. They are olive green.^[3]

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140418234056/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=433498 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Bucculatrix_infans lepiforum.de
3. Web site: bladmineerders.nl . 2014-04-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203909/http://www.bladmineerders.nl/minersf/lepidopteramin/bucculatrix/infans/infans.htm . 2016-03-04 . dead .