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Bucculatrix tenebricosa

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Bucculatrix tenebricosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. tenebricosa
Binomial name
Bucculatrix tenebricosa
Braun, 1925[1]

Bucculatrix tenebricosa is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Utah. The species was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1925.

The wingspan is about 7 mm. The forewings are white, with scattered pale brownish-tipped scales and clusters of dark brown-tipped scales. The hindwings are silvery grey.[2]

References

  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ The genus Bucculatrix in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera)



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