Bucculatrix pyrivorella
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. pyrivorella
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Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix pyrivorella Kuroko, 1964
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Bucculatrix pyrivorella (pear leaf miner) is a moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in Japan (on the islands of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu), the Korean Peninsula and the Russian Far East.[1] It was described in 1964 by Hiroshi Kuroko.
The wingspan is 7-7.5 mm. There are four generations per year.
The larvae feed on Pyrus pyrifolia and Malus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. It is considered a pest on pear trees.
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- Revisional Studies On The Family Lyonetiidae Of Japan (Lepidoptera)
- Ecological Studies on the Population of the Pear Leaf Miner, Bucculatrix pyrivorella Kuroko (Lepidoptera : Lyonetiidae): III. Fecundity Fluctuation from Generation to Generation within a Year
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