Bucculatrix magnella
Bucculatrix magnella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. magnella |
Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix magnella Chambers, 1875[1] | |
Bucculatrix magnella is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Illinois, Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas.
The wingspan is 12–14 mm. The forewings are white marked with golden brown and blackish. The hindwings vary from nearly white to brownish fuscous. Adults are on wing from March to September.[2]