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Bucculatrix ivella

Busck, 1900

Sort #: 190 | P3 #: 330035 | MPG #: 517
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Larval feeding type: leaf-miner initially, then feeding externally
Larval substrate: Baccharis halimifolia* (Eastern False Willow), B. neglecta (False Willow)

Comment: Described from larvae feeding on Iva frutescens, but the plant may have been misidentified

Status in MA (automated assessment): Restricted distribution, fairly common
Status in N. America: Native
MA Endangered Species Act status: None
First Year Reported: 2012
Last Year Reported: 2021

Distribution by County: Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable, Dukes, Nantucket
Number of Records: 18

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