Bucculatrix luteella
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Bucculatrix luteella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. luteella
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Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix luteella |
Bucculatrix luteella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described in 1873 by Vactor Tousey Chambers. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky, Ohio, Iowa, Maine, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., North Carolina and South Carolina.
The wingspan is 5โ6 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to September.
The larvae feed on Quercus alba and Quercus macrocarpa.[2]
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