Bucculatrix ivella
Bucculatrix ivella (the groundsel leaf-perforator moth or groundsel leaf-mining moth) is a moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It was described in 1900 by August Busck. It is native to North America, but has been introduced to Queensland, Australia.
| Bucculatrix ivella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. ivella |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix ivella Busck, 1900 | |
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The larvae feed on Baccharis halimifolia and Baccharis neglecta.
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