Bucculatrix solidaginiella

Bucculatrix solidaginiella is a species of moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, New Jersey, Mississippi and Ohio. It was described in 1963 by Annette Frances Braun.

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

The wingspan is 11-12.5 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August.

The larvae feed on Solidago species.[2]

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



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