Bucculatrix domicola
| Bucculatrix domicola | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. domicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix domicola Braun, 1963[1] | |
Bucculatrix domicola is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ohio and New Jersey.
The wingspan is 7-7.5 mm. The forewings are brownish ocherous, darkest in the costal area between the silvery streaks and on the dorsum. The marks are silvery iridescent. The hindwings are fuscous. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to April and from June to September in three generations per year.
The larvae feed on Quercus palustris and Quercus shumardii. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine is short and somewhat contorted. Pupation takes place in a pale whitish stramineous coccon. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.[2]
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