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Bucculatrix cf.ratisbonensis


Sort #: 195 | MPG #: 540.1
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Larval feeding type: leaf-miner initially, then feeding externally
Larval substrate: Artemisia campestris ssp. Caudata* (Field Wormwood)

Comment: Reared ex. Artemisia campestris; close to the European B. ratisbonensis and the Californian B. leptalea

Status in MA (automated assessment): Restricted distribution, rare
Status in N. America: Native
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 2017
Last Year Reported: 2019

Distribution by County: Barnstable
Number of Records: 2

  • Male reared from a larva found on Artemisia campestris (Photo: ©S. Whitebread)
  • Female reared from a cocoon found on Artemisia campestris (Photo: ©S. Whitebread)
  • Larva feeding on Artemisia campestris (Photo: ©S. Whitebread)
  • Pupal cocoon (Photo: ©S. Whitebread)
  • Male genitalia (Photo: ©S. Whitebread)

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