Bucculatrix ilecella

Bucculatrix ilecella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas. It was first described by August Busck in 1915.

Bucculatrix ilecella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. ilecella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix ilecella
Busck, 1915[1]

The wingspan is 4-4.4 mm. The forewings are white, obscured by a dusting of minute to dark-tipped scales. The hindwings are pale silvery grey in females and darker grey in males. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Ilex species. Pupation takes place in a white cocoon.[2]

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