Bucculatrix variabilis
Bucculatrix variabilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. variabilis
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Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix variabilis |
Bucculatrix variabilis is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California. It was first described in 1910 by Annette Frances Braun.
The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are clothed with fuscous-tipped scales, with whitish bases. The hindwings are pale grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from February to May.
The larvae feed on Baccharis pilularis.[2]
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Categories:
- Bucculatricidae
- Moths described in 1910
- Moths of North America
- Taxa named by Annette Frances Braun
- Gracillarioidea stubs