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Bucculatrix atrosignata

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Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix

Bucculatrix atrosignata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species: B. atrosignata
Binomial name
Bucculatrix atrosignata
Braun, 1963

Bucculatrix atrosignata is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1963. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Utah.

The wingspan is 6.5–7 mm. The forewings are white. The markings are formed by groups of broadly black-tipped scales and a few greyish scales along the basal third of the costa. The hindwings are white.

References

  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. The genus Bucculatrix in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Bucculatrix atrosignata


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