Bucculatrix eurotiella

Bucculatrix eurotiella is a species of moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Utah and British Columbia. It was described by Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham in 1907.

Bucculatrix eurotiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. eurotiella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix eurotiella
Synonyms
  • Bucculatrix chrysothamni Braun, 1925

The wingspan is 8–10 mm. The forewings are white, marked with patches of ocherous and brown-tipped ocherous scales. The hindwings are pale brownish grey. Adults have been recorded on wing in May.

The larvae feed on Chrysothamnus and Senecio species.[2]

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