''Bucculatrix alpina'' 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 ...

. The species was first described by Heinrich Frey in 1870. It is found in southern France,

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, Austria and Italy. The wingspan is about 9 mm. The larvae feed on ''

Leucanthemum pallens ''Leucanthemum'' is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. It is mainly distributed in southern and central Europe. Some species are known on other continents as introduced species, and some are cultivated as ornamental plan ...

'' and ''

Staehelina dubia ''Staehelina'' is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cardueae within the family Asteraceae. Species *''Staehelina dubia'' Carl Linnaeus, L. - western Mediterranean *''Staehelina petiolata'' (Carl Linnaeus, L.) Hilliard & B.L.Burtt - Crete ...

''. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Larvae can be found in February and March.

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
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