Bucculatrix kimballi
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. kimballi
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Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix kimballi |
Bucculatrix kimballi is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida and Texas. It was described in 1963 by Annette Frances Braun.
The wingspan is about 7 mm. The forewings are white, the markings formed by fuscous or blackish-tipped scales. The hindwings are whitish ocherous, faintly fuscous-tinged in males.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing in from April to May and in September.
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