Biology:Bucculatrix paroptila

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Short description: Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix

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

Bucculatrix paroptila is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maine, Massachusetts , Ontario and Nova Scotia. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1963.

The larvae feed on Comptonia peregrina and Myrica gale.[2]

References


Wikidata ☰ Q15671902 entry