Bucculatrix artemisiella is a species of moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, the Mediterranean islands and the Balkan Peninsula). It was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855.

Bucculatrix artemisiella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Bucculatricidae
Genus:	Bucculatrix
Species:	B. artemisiella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix artemisiella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855

The wingspan is 7–8 mm.

The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The larvae slit the margin of the leaf, and from there make a ribbon-shaped fleck mine that appears as a transparent seam along the leaf margin.

External links

• Fauna Europaea
• bladmineerders.nl
• Swedish Moths

External links

• Images representing Bucculatrix artemisiella at Consortium for the Barcode of Life

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