Bucculatrix viguierae

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Bucculatrix viguierae
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. viguierae
Binomial name
Bucculatrix viguierae
Braun, 1962[1]

Bucculatrix viguierae is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Mexico, Arizona and California. It was first described by Annette Frances Braun in 1962.

The wingspan is 11 mm. The forewings are lustrous white, with ocherous, mostly longitudinal markings, and a few groups of black-tipped scales. The hindwings are pale whitish or greyish ocherous. Adults have been recorded on wing in April, September and November.[2]

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