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Bucculatrix ochritincta

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Bucculatrix ochritincta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. ochritincta
Binomial name
Bucculatrix ochritincta
Braun, 1963[1]

Bucculatrix ochritincta is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maine and Tennessee. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1963.

The wingspan is 9.5 mm. The forewings are shining creamy white, tinged with ocherous, especially in the fold. The hindwings are creamy white, except the tip of the wing and the apical cilia, which are ocherous. Adults have been recorded on wing in June and August.[2]

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