Bucculatrix flourensiae
Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix
Bucculatrix flourensiae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. flourensiae |
Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix flourensiae Braun, 1963[1] |
Bucculatrix flourensiae is a species of moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1963.
The wingspan is 6.5–7 mm.[2] It feeds primarily on Flourensia cernua.[3]
References
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ The genus Bucculatrix in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera)
- ^ Richerson, Jim V.; Boldt, Paul E. (1 June 1995). "Phytophagous Insect Fauna of Flourensia cernua (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) in Trans-Pecos Texas and Arizona". Environmental Entomology. 24 (3): 588–594. doi:10.1093/ee/24.3.588.
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
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