Bucculatrix seneciensis

Bucculatrix seneciensis is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1963.

Bucculatrix seneciensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. seneciensis
Binomial name
Bucculatrix seneciensis
Braun, 1963[1]

Adults have been recorded on wing in November.

The larvae feed on Senecio species. They probably bore the stem of their host plant.[2]

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