Bucculatrix zizyphella explained

Bucculatrix zizyphella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1907. It is found in former Yugoslavia, North Macedonia^[1] and Algeria.

The wingspan is 5–6 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Zizyphus lotus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

References

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

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20140418234426/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=433525 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Bucculatrix_zizyphella Lepiforum.de