Bucculatrix tridenticola
Bucculatrix tridenticola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. tridenticola
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Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix tridenticola |
Bucculatrix tridenticola is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Manitoba, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Utah, California and Nevada. The species was first described in 1963 by Annette Frances Braun.
The wingspan is about 7.5 mm. The forewings are densely speckled with black-tipped grey scales. The hindwings are dark grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from July to August.
The larvae feed on Artemisia tridentata.[2]
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Categories:
- Bucculatricidae
- Moths described in 1963
- Moths of North America
- Taxa named by Annette Frances Braun
- Gracillarioidea stubs