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Bucculatrix recognita

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Bucculatrix recognita
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B. recognita
Binomial name
Bucculatrix recognita
Braun, 1963[1]

Bucculatrix recognita is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Washington, D.C., North Carolina and South Carolina.

The wingspan is 6-7.5 mm. The forewings are yellow to orange-ocherous, the scales tipped with dark brown. The hindwings are yellowish white to pale silvery grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from August to October.

The larvae feed on Quercus macrocarpa. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Pupation takes place in a pale yellow cocoon.[2]

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