Bucculatrix humiliella is a moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to the Pyrenees and the Alps and from Great Britain to Poland. It was described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855.

Bucculatrix humiliella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Bucculatricidae
Genus:	Bucculatrix
Species:	B. humiliella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix humiliella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855
Synonyms
Bucculatrix capreella Krogerus, 1952 Bucculatrix obscurella Klemensiewicz, 1899 Bucculatrix merei Pelham-Clinton, 1967

The wingspan is 8–9 mm.

The larvae feed on yarrow (Achillea millefolium) and tansy (Tanacetum vulgare). They mine the leaves of their host plant. Young larvae mine out a fine leaf segment completely, leaving a black, central frass line. Older larvae live free on the upper side of the leaf, causing window feeding.

External links

• Media related to Bucculatrix humiliella at Wikimedia Commons
• Plant Parasites of Europe

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