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Bucculatrix parthenica
Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bucculatrix parthenica is a moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It is native to Mexico, but was released in Queensland, Australia, as a biological control agent for Parthenium weeds. It was described by John David Bradley in 1990.
The wingspan is about 5 mm.
The larvae feed on Parthenium hysterophorus.
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- Australian Faunal Directory
- Australian Insects
- Biology of Bucculatrix parthenica Bradley sp. n. (Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae) and its establishment in Australia as a biological control agent for Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae)
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