Bucculatrix zizyphella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Pierre Chrétien in 1907. It is found in former Yugoslavia, North Macedonia[1] and Algeria.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. zizyphella
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| Bucculatrix zizyphella Chrétien, 1907
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The larvae feed on Zizyphus lotus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References edit
- Arctiidae genus list at Butterflies and Moths of the World of the Natural History Museum, London
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