Bucculatrix sphaeralceae

Bucculatrix sphaeralceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species: B. sphaeralceae
Binomial name
Bucculatrix sphaeralceae
Braun, 1963[1]

Bucculatrix sphaeralceae is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas and California.

The wingspan is 6.5-9.5 mm. The forewings are white with pale yellow-ocherous markings. The hindwings are white, very faintly ocherous tinged. Adults have been recorded on wing in October.

The larvae feed on Malva species.[2]

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