Bucculatrix argentisignella is a moth species in the family Bucculatricidae. It was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1855 and is found in France and in disjunct populations in Central, Eastern and Northern Europe.[1]
| Bucculatrix argentisignella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. argentisignella |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix argentisignella Herrich-Schäffer, 1855 | |
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Adults exhibit sexual dimorphism.[2]
The larvae feed on Leucanthemum vulgare. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found from May to June and again in July.[3]