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Bucculatrix diffusella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Herbert Menhofer in 1943. It is found in south-western France.[1][2]
The larvae feed on Artemisia maritima. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Young larvae are honey yellow with a brown head. The older larvae are yellowish olive green with a brown head.[3]
References
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ MENHOFER, H. (1943): Bericht über lepidopterologische Aufsammlungen an der französischen Atlantik-Küste. — Zeitschrift der Wiener Entomologischen Gesellschaft 28: 231-240 [1]
- ^ "bladmineerders.nl". Archived from the original on 2014-04-19. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
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