Bucculatrix ceanothiella
Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix
Bucculatrix ceanothiella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. ceanothiella |
Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix ceanothiella Braun, 1918[1] |
Bucculatrix ceanothiella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. The species was first described in 1918 by Annette Frances Braun. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.
The wingspan is about 6.5 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from February to May, in July and from September to October.
The larvae feed on Ceanothus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Pupation takes place in a white cocoon.[2]
References
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
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