Bucculatrix pallidula
Appearance
Bucculatrix pallidula | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. pallidula
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Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix pallidula |
Bucculatrix pallidula is a species of moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maine and Utah. It was described in 1963 by Annette Frances Braun.
The wingspan is about 5.5 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in from June to July.
The larvae feed on a labiate shrub. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
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