Bucculatrix splendida is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Svetlana Seksjaeva in 1992. It is found in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu) and the Russian Far East.[1]

Bucculatrix splendida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Bucculatricidae
Genus:	Bucculatrix
Species:	B. splendida
Binomial name
Bucculatrix splendida Seksjaeva, 1992

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are fuscous brown and the hindwings are grey.

The larvae feed on Artemisia princeps. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The young larvae form a linear mine. Older larvae feed externally, peeling away and rolling up the lower epidermis, eating irregular patches of leaf tissue. Pupation takes place in a white cocoon.

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

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