Bucculatrix ratisbonensis is a moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It is found from Fennoscandia to Italy and from Germany to Russia. It was described in 1861 by Henry Tibbats Stainton.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. ratisbonensis
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| Bucculatrix ratisbonensis | |
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]
References
edit- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Swedish Moths
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
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