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Bucculatrix needhami

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Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix

Bucculatrix needhami
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species: B. needhami
Binomial name
Bucculatrix needhami
Braun, 1956

Bucculatrix needhami is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was first described in 1956 by Annette Frances Braun. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Kentucky, Illinois, Maine, New York, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas.

The wingspan is 13–15 mm.

The larvae feed on Helianthus species. They create a gall, which has the form of thickening the walls of the stem.

References

  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. The genus Bucculatrix in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera)
Taxon identifiers
Bucculatrix needhami


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