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Bucculatrix ratisbonensis

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Bucculatrix ratisbonensis
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B. ratisbonensis
Binomial name
Bucculatrix ratisbonensis
(Stainton, 1861)[1]
Synonyms
  • Bucculatrix artemisiae var. ratisbonensis Stainton, 1861

Bucculatrix ratisbonensis is a moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to Italy and from Germany to Russia.

Piece of gnawed on Artemisia campestris leaf, with cocoon at the right
Larva

The wingspan is 7–8 mm.[2] There are two to three generations per year with adults on wing from May to August.

The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris and Artemisia vulgaris. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[3]

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