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Bucculatrix variabilis

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Bucculatrix variabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. variabilis
Binomial name
Bucculatrix variabilis
Braun, 1910[1]

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]

References

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



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