Bucculatrix disjuncta
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. disjuncta
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Bucculatrix disjuncta is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado. It was first described in 1963 by Annette Frances Braun.
The wingspan is about 7.5 mm. The forewings are white, sparsely dusted with pale ocherous-tipped scales. The markings are formed by groups of ocherous and black-tipped ocherous scales. The hindwings are silvery, faintly ocherous tinged.
The larvae feed on Ceanothus species. Pupation takes place in a white cocoon.[2]
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- Bucculatricidae
- Moths described in 1963
- Moths of North America
- Taxa named by Annette Frances Braun
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