Bucculatrix flourensiae is a species of moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1963.
| Bucculatrix flourensiae | |
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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. flourensiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix flourensiae | |
The wingspan is 6.5–7 mm.[2] It feeds primarily on Flourensia cernua.[3]
References
edit- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ The genus Bucculatrix in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera)
- ^ Richerson, Jim V.; Boldt, Paul E. (1 June 1995). "Phytophagous Insect Fauna of Flourensia cernua (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) in Trans-Pecos Texas and Arizona". Environmental Entomology. 24 (3): 588–594. doi:10.1093/ee/24.3.588.
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