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Bucculatrix zizyphella

Synonyms: Bucculatrix spinachristi

Wikipedia Abstract

Bucculatrix zizyphella is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It was described by Chrétien in 1907. It is found in former Yugoslavia, the Republic of Macedonia and Algeria. The wingspan is 5–6 mm. The larvae feed on Zizyphus lotus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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Prey / Diet

Ziziphus lotus (lotus jujube)[1]
Ziziphus mauritiana (Indian jujube)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0