| Bucculatrix caspica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. caspica |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix caspica Puplesis & Sruoga, 1991 | |
Bucculatrix caspica is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by R. Puplesis and V. Sruoga in 1991. It is found in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan[1] and the southern part of European Russia.[2] It is most likely a synonym of Bucculatrix ulmifoliae.[3]
The length of the forewings is 2.9-3-1 mm for males and 3.3 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Ulmus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4]
References
- ↑ "Bucculatrix at funet". Archived from the original on 2018-02-20. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Anikin et al. "Fauna Lepidopterologica Volgo-Uralensis" 150 years later:changes and additions. Part 8. Gracillarioidea Atalanta (Juli 2004) 35(1/2): 141-151, Würzburg, ISSN 0171-0079
- ↑ Leaf-mining Lepidoptera (Nepticulidae, Bucculatricidae, Gracillariidae) from Ulmus in northern Caspiya (Kaspia)
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