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.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. angustata
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Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix angustata | |
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The wingspan is 7–9 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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