''Bucculatrix argentisignella'' is a moth species in the family

Bucculatricidae Bucculatricidae or (Bucculatrigidae) is a family of moths. This small family has representatives in all parts of the world. Some authors place the group as a subfamily of the family Lyonetiidae. Adults of this family are easily overlooked, bein ...

. 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. Adults exhibit sexual dimorphism. Males have uniform grey wings, lacking the four silvery spots on the forewings. The larvae feed on ''

Leucanthemum vulgare ''Leucanthemum vulgare'', commonly known as the ox-eye daisy, oxeye daisy, dog daisy, marguerite (french: Marguerite commune, "common marguerite") and other common names, is a widespread flowering plant native to Europe and the temperate regions ...

''. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a narrow, upper- or lower-surface gallery. Later, the gallery widens, becoming full-depth. The

frass Frass refers loosely to the more or less solid excreta of insects, and to certain other related matter. Definition and etymology ''Frass'' is an informal term and accordingly it is variously used and variously defined. It is derived from the G ...

is deposited in the center of the corridor. Larvae sometimes leave the mine and continue elsewhere. Pupation takes place outside of the mine. Larvae can be found from May to June and again in July.

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
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at Consortium for the Barcode of Life Moths described in 1855 Bucculatricidae Taxa named by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer Moths of Europe Leaf miners {{Gracillarioidea-stub