Bucculatrix exedra is a species of moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu) and India. It was first described in 1915 by Edward Meyrick.
Bucculatrix exedra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. exedra
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Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix exedra Meyrick, 1915
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The wingspan is about 8 mm.
The larvae feed on Firmiana platanifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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