Bucculatrix tsurubamella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Shigeki Kobayashi, Toshiya Hirowatari and Hiroshi Kuroko in 2010. It is found on Honshu, the main island of Japan.

Bucculatrix tsurubamella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Bucculatricidae
Genus:	Bucculatrix
Species:	B. tsurubamella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix tsurubamella Kobayashi, Hirowatari & Kuroko, 2010

The wingspan is 6–7 mm. The forewings are white, with some orange or light orange-brown streaks. The hindwings are grey.

The larvae feed on Quercus acutissima. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The young larvae form a linear or sometimes serpentine mine. Pupation takes place in an ocherous-white cocoon.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Japanese name of the host plant (tsurubami).[1]

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

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