Bucculatrix kendalli
| Bucculatrix kendalli | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. kendalli
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| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix kendalli Blanchard & Knudson, 1985[1]
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Bucculatrix kendalli is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas. It was described by André Blanchard and Edward C. Knudson in 1985.
The length of the forewings is 2.6-2.9 mm for males and 2.6-2.8 mm for females. The forewings are slightly glossy dark fuscous, with unicolorous scales and marked with pure white. The hindwings are fuscous.
The larvae feed on . They mine the leaves of their host plant. Older larvae feed freely on the leaf.[2]
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- Bucculatricidae
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- Moths of North America
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