Bucculatrix ericameriae

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Bucculatrix ericameriae
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. ericameriae
Binomial name
Bucculatrix ericameriae
Braun, 1963[1]

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

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are white, with markings formed by brown-tipped ocherous scales. The hindwings are fuscous.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing in March.

The larvae feed on Ericameria arborescens.[3]

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