Bucculatrix canariensis is a moth species of the family Bucculatricidae and was first described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham in 1908. It is found on the Canary Islands.[1]
| Bucculatrix canariensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. canariensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix canariensis Walsingham, 1908 | |
The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are whitish, sprinkled with greyish fuscous and some blackish scaling. The hindwings are shining pale stone-grey.[2][3]
The larvae feed on Artemisia thuscula. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[4] The larvae can be found from March to April.