Biology:Bucculatrix kendalli

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Short description: Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix

Bucculatrix kendalli
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. kendalli
Binomial name
Bucculatrix kendalli
Blanchard & Knudson, 1985[1]

Bucculatrix kendalli is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas . It was described by André Blanchard and Edward C. Knudson in 1985.

The larvae feed on Colubrina texensis. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Older larvae feed freely on the leaf.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16848130 entry