Bucculatrix seneciensis
| Bucculatrix seneciensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. seneciensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix seneciensis Braun, 1963[1] | |
Bucculatrix seneciensis is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.
The wingspan is 10-10.5 mm. The forewings are white, the basal fifth of the fold shaded with pale yellowish. A few of the scales are sometimes dark-tipped. The hindwings are white in females and very pale ocherous in males. Adults have been recorded on wing in November.
The larvae feed on Senecio species. They probably bore the stem of their host plant.[2]
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