Biology:Bucculatrix salutatoria

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Short description: Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix

Bucculatrix salutatoria
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. salutatoria
Binomial name
Bucculatrix salutatoria
Braun, 1925[1]

Bucculatrix salutatoria is a species of moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and British Columbia. The species was first described by Annette Frances Braun in 1925.

The wingspan is 8-9.5 mm.

The larvae feed on Artemisia tridentata. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15672079 entry