Bucculatrix separabilis
Appearance
Bucculatrix separabilis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. separabilis
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Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix separabilis |
Bucculatrix separabilis is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1963.
The wingspan is 8-8.2 mm. The forewings are white, marked with scattered black-tipped ocherous scales, and with groups of ocherous and black-tipped ocherous scales. The hindwings are pale yellowish grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to May.
The larvae feed on Baccharis pilularis.[2]
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