''Bucculatrix noltei'' 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 is found from Finland to Belgium, Italy and the Crimea and from the Netherlands to Central Russia. It was described by August Arthur Petry in 1912. The wingspan is 5–6 mm. The forewings are sandy brown, with both darker and lighter bands. Adults are on wing from April to May and again from July to August in two generations per year. The larvae feed on ''

Artemisia vulgaris ''Artemisia vulgaris'', the common mugwort, is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is one of several species in the genus ''Artemisia'' commonly known as mugwort, although ''Artemisia vulgaris'' is the species most ...

''. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a slender corridor, mostly along the leaf margin. Here, there is a broad, continuous, reddish brown

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 ...

line. Later, the larva leaves the mine and lives freely on the leaf, creating fleck mines. Larvae can be found from June to October. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

External links

Lepiforum.de
Moths described in 1912 Bucculatricidae Moths of Europe Leaf miners {{Gracillarioidea-stub