Bucculatrix angustata
Bucculatrix angustata is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the eastern United States to Texas, Utah and Washington.[2] The species was first described by Heinrich Frey and Jacob Boll in 1876.
| Bucculatrix angustata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. angustata |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix angustata | |
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The wingspan is 7–9 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to October.
The larvae feed on Aster, Solidago and rarely Erigeron species.[3]
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