Biology:Bucculatrix domicola

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Short description: Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix

Bucculatrix domicola
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. domicola
Binomial name
Bucculatrix domicola
Braun, 1963[1]

Bucculatrix domicola is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ohio and New Jersey. It was first described in 1963 by Annette Frances Braun.

The wingspan is 7.0-7.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus palustris and Quercus shumardii. They mine the leaves of their host plants.[2]

References


Wikidata ☰ Q15671590 entry