Transatlantic-introduction

Guides

• Bucculatrix ainsliella

  Oak Skeletonizer Moth, Oak Leaf Skeletonizer

  Bucculatrix ainsliella is a micromoth in the family Bucculatricidae, described by Mary Murtfeldt in 1905. It is native to North America and has been introduced to Europe, with first records from the Netherlands and Belgium in 2011. The species is notable for its distinctive larval feeding behavior on oak leaves, progressing from internal leaf mining to external skeletonization.

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