Bucculatrix angustata

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Bucculatrix angustata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. angustata
Binomial name
Bucculatrix angustata
Frey & Boll, 1876[1]
Synonyms
  • Bucculatrix crescentella Braun, 1916

Bucculatrix angustata is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the eastern United States to Texas, Utah and Washington.[2] The species was first described by Heinrich Frey and Jacob Boll in 1876.

The wingspan is 7โ€“9 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to October.

The larvae feed on Aster, Solidago and rarely Erigeron species.[3]

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