''Bucculatrix infans'' is a moth 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 described by Otto Staudinger in 1880. It is found on the

Balkan Peninsula The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...

and in Ukraine and Turkey. The wingspan is about 7 mm. The larvae feed on ''

Centaurea triniifolia ''Centaurea'' () is a genus of over 700 species of herbaceous thistle-like flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Members of the genus are found only north of the equator, mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere; the Middle East and surrounding ...

''. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found in July. They are olive green.

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Bucculatricidae Moths described in 1880 Taxa named by Otto Staudinger Moths of Europe Leaf miners {{Gracillarioidea-stub