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Bucculatrix eucalypti

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Bucculatrix eucalypti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. eucalypti
Binomial name
Bucculatrix eucalypti
Meyrick, 1880

Bucculatrix eucalypti is a moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It was described in 1880 by Edward Meyrick and is found in Australia.

The larvae feed on Eucalyptus species. They feed on the underside of the leaves, eroding the surface of the leaf. They pupate in a longitudinally ribbed cocoon.