Bucculatrix gnaphaliella, Crete - photo © K. Bormpoudaki
Bucculatrix gnaphaliella (Treitschke, 1833)
MOTH INFO
Bucculatrix gnaphaliella Bucculatrix gnaphaliella Bucculatricidae on the island of Crete, Greece.
Scientific name
Bucculatrix gnaphaliella (Treitschke, 1833)
Elachista gnaphaliella (Treitschke, 1833)
Lithocolletis gnaphaliella (Treitschke, 1833)
Common name
–
Classification
Superfamily: Gracillarioidea > Family: Bucculatricidae > Genus: Bucculatrix
Wingspan
8-9 mm
Habitat
Phrygana and dry rocky slopes.
Food plant
The larva is monophagous on Compositae (Helichrysum) and bores into the leaves and shoots.
Flight period*
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
*based on a few observations on the island