Bucculatrix simulans

Bucculatrix simulans is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas to Iowa and Ohio.[2] It was described in 1963 by Annette Frances Braun.

Bucculatrix simulans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. simulans
Binomial name
Bucculatrix simulans
Braun, 1963[1]
Synonyms
  • Bucculatrix fusicola Breyland & Schmidt, 1948 (nec. Braun, 1920)

The wingspan is 9.5–10 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to July.

The larvae feed on Helianthus species. They create a stem gall. Pupation takes place in a white to light grey cocoon.[3]

References
  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. Bug Guide
  3. The genus Bucculatrix in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera)


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