Bucculatrix inusitata

Summary

Bucculatrix inusitata is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec, Ontario, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey. It was described in 1963 by Annette Frances Braun.

Bucculatrix inusitata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. inusitata
Binomial name
Bucculatrix inusitata
Braun, 1963[1]

The wingspan is 9.5–10 mm.

The larvae possibly feed on Juniperus communis.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ The genus Bucculatrix in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera)
  • Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog