Bucculatrix benenotata

Bucculatrix benenotata is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1963. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona.

Bucculatrix benenotata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. benenotata
Binomial name
Bucculatrix benenotata
Braun, 1963[1]

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The forewings are creamy white, somewhat obscured by grey-tipped scales. The hindwings are pale silvery grey.[2]

References
  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. The genus Bucculatrix in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera)


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