Biology:Bucculatrix polymniae

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Short description: Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix

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

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