Biology:Bucculatrix eupatoriella

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Short description: Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix

Bucculatrix eupatoriella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. eupatoriella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix eupatoriella
Braun, 1918[1]

Bucculatrix eupatoriella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ohio and North Carolina. It was described in 1918 by Annette Frances Braun.

The larvae feed on Eupatorium perfoliatum. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Pupation takes place in a white cocoon.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15671657 entry