Bucculatrix exedra is a species of moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu) and India. It was first described in 1915 by Edward Meyrick.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. exedra
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| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix exedra Meyrick, 1915
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The wingspan is about 8 mm.
The larvae feed on Firmiana platanifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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