Bucculatrix albedinella is a moth species of the family Bucculatricidae and was first described in 1839 by Philipp Christoph Zeller. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland and the Iberian Peninsula).[1]

Bucculatrix albedinella
Bucculatrix albedinella mine Wales
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Bucculatricidae
Genus:	Bucculatrix
Species:	B. albedinella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix albedinella (Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms
Lyonetia albedinella Zeller, 1839 Elachista boyerella Duponchel, 1840 Bucculatrix boyerella

The wingspan is 8–9 millimetres (0.31–0.35 in).

The larvae can be found elm (Ulmus species), mining the leaves, which consists of a winding full depth corridor with a proportionally long larval chamber. The black frass is deposited in a broad central line, leaving a clear zone at either side. Older larvae live free on the leave, causing window feeding.[2]

References

External links

• Media related to Bucculatrix albedinella at Wikimedia Commons
• Bucculatrix albedinella at ukmoths
• Images representing Bucculatrix albedinella at Consortium for the Barcode of Life

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