Bucculatrix disjuncta
Bucculatrix disjuncta is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Colorado. It was first described in 1963 by Annette Frances Braun.
| Bucculatrix disjuncta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. disjuncta |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix disjuncta | |
The wingspan is about 7.5 mm. The forewings are white, sparsely dusted with pale ocherous-tipped scales. The markings are formed by groups of ocherous and black-tipped ocherous scales. The hindwings are silvery, faintly ocherous tinged.
The larvae feed on Ceanothus species. Pupation takes place in a white cocoon.[2]
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