Bucculatrix formosa

Bucculatrix formosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species: B. formosa
Binomial name
Bucculatrix formosa
Puplesis & Seksjaeva, 1992

Bucculatrix formosa is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It is found in the Kugitangtau Mountains in Turkmenistan.

The length of the forewings is 2.1-2.7 mm. The forewings are covered with a mixture of creamish-white and brown or brownish scales. There are two or three dark brown, irregular spots and some irregular, creamish-white areas. The hindwings are creamish-white. Adults have been recorded on wing from August to September.[1]

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