Biology:Bucculatrix polymniae
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Short description: Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix
Bucculatrix polymniae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. polymniae
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Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix polymniae Braun, 1963[1]
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Bucculatrix polymniae is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky and Ohio. It was first described in 1963 by Annette Frances Braun.
The wingspan is about 6–7 mm.
The larvae feed on Polymnia uvedalia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q15671844 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucculatrix polymniae.
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