Bucculatrix pyrivorella: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Bucculatricidae
Genus
Bucculatrix
Species
Bucculatrix pyrivorella
Scientific Name
Bucculatrix pyrivorella

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Bucculatrix pyrivorella

Bucculatrix pyrivorella (pear leaf miner) is a moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in Japan (on the islands of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu), the Korean Peninsula and the Russian Far East. It was described in 1964 by Hiroshi Kuroko.

The wingspan is 7-7.5 mm. There are four generations per year.

The larvae feed on Pyrus pyrifolia and Malus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. It is considered a pest on pear trees.

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Bucculatrix pyrivorella in languages:

Japanese
ナシチビガ

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