Bucculatrix angustata

Bucculatrix angustata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species: B. angustata
Binomial name
Bucculatrix angustata
Frey & Boll, 1876[1]
Synonyms
  • Bucculatrix crescentella Braun, 1916

Bucculatrix angustata is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the eastern United States to Texas, Utah and Washington.[2]

The wingspan is 7–9 mm. The forewings are pale whitish brown to dark brown with a white longitudinal streak from the base to about half the wing length. The hindwings are pale brownish grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to October.

The larvae feed on Aster, Solidago and rarely Erigeron species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine starts as a long, linear, gradually widening track. The larva leaves this mine, to form a second mine which is trumpet-shaped. Pupation takes place in a white cocoon.[3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin angustata (meaning narrow).

References


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