Bucculatrix adelpha

Bucculatrix adelpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species: B. adelpha
Binomial name
Bucculatrix adelpha
Braun, 1963

Bucculatrix adelpha is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded in Ontario, Indiana and Maine.[1]

The wingspan is 8-9.4 mm. The forewings are brown, somewhat darkened toward the costa between white costal streaks. A whitish longitudinal streak runs from the base of the costa to about one-fourth the wing length. There is an oblique white streak before the middle of the costa and a less oblique white streak at two-thirds of the costa. The hindwings are dark grey.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing in June and July.

The larvae feed on Aster species, including Aster cordifolius.

References

  1. "Bucculatrix adelpha – 0523". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  2. Braun, Annette (1963-05-31). Harold J. Grant, Jr., ed. "The genus Bucculatrix in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera)". Memoirs of the American Entomological Society. Internet Archive. Retrieved 2014-04-22.

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