Bucculatrix ivella Busck, 1900 is a animal in the Bucculatricidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Bucculatrix ivella Busck, 1900
Bucculatrix ivella is a bucculatricid moth native to North America and introduced to Australia, whose larvae feed on two Baccharis species.
Bucculatrix ivella, commonly known as the groundsel leaf-perforator moth or groundsel leaf-mining moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Bucculatricidae. It was first described by August Busck in 1900. The species is native to North America, and has since been introduced to Queensland, Australia. The larvae of Bucculatrix ivella feed on Baccharis halimifolia and Baccharis neglecta.
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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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