Bucculatrix nigripunctella
| Bucculatrix nigripunctella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. nigripunctella
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| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix nigripunctella | |
Bucculatrix nigripunctella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1923.
The wingspan is 7.5–8 mm. The forewings are white, with a faint pale greyish straw-coloured suffusion along the middle of the wing nearly to the apex. The wings are marked with black or black-tipped scales. The hindwings are white, with a faint ocherous tinge. Adults have been recorded on wing in July.[2]
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Categories:
- Bucculatricidae
- Moths described in 1923
- Moths of North America
- Taxa named by Annette Frances Braun
- Gracillarioidea stubs