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Bucculatrix angustata

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Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix

Bucculatrix angustata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species: B. angustata
Binomial name
Bucculatrix angustata
Frey & Boll, 1876
Synonyms
  • Bucculatrix crescentella Braun, 1916

Bucculatrix angustata is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the eastern United States to Texas, Utah and Washington. The species was first described by Heinrich Frey and Jacob Boll in 1876.

The wingspan is 7–9 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to October.

The larvae feed on Aster, Solidago and rarely Erigeron species.

References

  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. Bug Guide
  3. The genus Bucculatrix in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Bucculatrix angustata


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