Bucculatrix polytita
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. polytita
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Bucculatrix polytita is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario and Quebec. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1963.
The wingspan is 7-7.5 mm. The base of the forewings is pale buff, followed by a band of fuscous-tipped ocherous or dark fuscous scales. The middle third of the wing is occupied by a broad dark band. The hindwings vary from whitish ocherous in females to dark fuscous in males. Adults have been recorded on wing in July.[2]
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Categories:
- Bucculatricidae
- Moths described in 1963
- Moths of North America
- Taxa named by Annette Frances Braun
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