Bucculatrix cidarella

Bucculatrix cidarella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Bucculatricidae
Genus:	Bucculatrix
Species:	B. cidarella
Binomial name
	Bucculatrix cidarella; (Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
	Lyonetia cidarella Zeller, 1839;

Bucculatrix cidarella is a moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in most of Europe (except the Iberian Peninsula and the Balkan Peninsula), Kazakhstan and Japan (Honshu).^[1] It was described in 1839 by Philipp Christoph Zeller.

The wingspan is 8–9 mm. The head is dull ferruginous, mixed with fuscous in middle. Antennal eyecaps white. Forewings are dark fuscous ; two whitish costal spots before middle and at 3/4, and two on dorsum somewhat anterior to these ; cilia ochreous-tinged. Hindwings are grey. The larva is yellowish -green, anteriorly reddish-tinged; dorsal line darker ; dots whitish The head is pale brown.^[2]

Adults are on wing May to June. At times there is a second generation in August.The larvae create a gallery mine in the leaves of alder, including common alder (Alnus glutinosa), grey alder (Alnus incana), green alder (Alnus viridis) or myrtle (Myrica gale).

References[edit]

^ A revision of the Japanese species of the family Bucculatricidae (Lepidoptera)
^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

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[1] A revision of the Japanese species of the family Bucculatricidae (Lepidoptera)

[2] Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description

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