Biology:Bucculatrix trifasciella

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Short description: Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix

Bucculatrix trifasciella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. trifasciella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix trifasciella
Clemens, 1866[1]
Synonyms
  • Bucculatrix obscurofasciella Chambers, 1873

Bucculatrix trifasciella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was first described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1866 and is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Kentucky, Ohio and Ontario.

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

References


Wikidata ☰ Q15672058 entry