Bucculatrix herbalbella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1915. It is found in North Africa and from Austria to Spain, Italy and North Macedonia.[1]

Bucculatrix herbalbella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Bucculatricidae
Genus:	Bucculatrix
Species:	B. herbalbella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix herbalbella Chrétien, 1915

The wingspan is 5–6 mm.[2]

The larvae feed on Artemisia herba-alba. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from March to April and again from October to November.[3]

References

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

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