Bucculatrix artemisiella

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Bucculatrix artemisiella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. artemisiella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix artemisiella

Bucculatrix artemisiella is a species of moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in most of Europe (except Ireland, the Mediterranean islands and the Balkan Peninsula). It was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855.

The wingspan is 7–8 mm.

The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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