Bucculatrix adelpha

Bucculatrix adelpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Bucculatricidae
Genus:	Bucculatrix
Species:	B. adelpha
Binomial name
	Bucculatrix adelpha; Braun, 1963

Bucculatrix adelpha is a moth species in the family Bucculatricidae. It was first described in 1963 by Annette Frances Braun, and is found in North America, where it has been recorded in Ontario, Indiana and Maine.^[1]

The wingspan is 8-9.4 mm. The forewings are brown, somewhat darkened toward the costa between white costal streaks. A whitish longitudinal streak runs from the base of the costa to about one-fourth the wing length. There is an oblique white streak before the middle of the costa and a less oblique white streak at two-thirds of the costa. The hindwings are dark grey.^[2] Adults have been recorded on wing in June and July.

The larvae feed on Aster species, including Aster cordifolius.

References[]

^ "Bucculatrix adelpha – 0523". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
^ Braun, Annette (1963-05-31). Harold J. Grant, Jr. (ed.). "The genus Bucculatrix in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera)". Memoirs of the American Entomological Society. Internet Archive. Retrieved 2014-04-22.

External links[]

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

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[1] "Bucculatrix adelpha – 0523". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2014-04-22.

[2] Braun, Annette (1963-05-31). Harold J. Grant, Jr. (ed.). "The genus Bucculatrix in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera)". Memoirs of the American Entomological Society. Internet Archive. Retrieved 2014-04-22.

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