Bucculatrix nota

Bucculatrix nota
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species: B. nota
Binomial name
Bucculatrix nota
Seksjaeva, 1989

Bucculatrix nota is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It was described by Seksjaeva in 1989. It is found in the Russian Far East (Primorsky Krai)[1] and Japan (Honshu).[2]

The forewings are creamy white, mixed with chocolate brown.

The larvae feed on Artemisia princeps. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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