Bucculatrix domicola
Bucculatrix domicola is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ohio and New Jersey. It was first described in 1963 by Annette Frances Braun.
| Bucculatrix domicola | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. domicola |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix domicola | |
The wingspan is 7.0-7.5 mm. The fore wings are brownish ocherous, darkest in the costal area between the silvery streaks and on the dorsum. The marks are silvery iridescent. The hind wings are fuscous. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to April and from June to September in three generations per year.
The larvae feed on Quercus palustris and Quercus shumardii. They mine the leaves of their host plants. The mine is short and somewhat contorted. Pupation takes place in a pale whitish, stramineous cocoon. The species overwinters in the pupal stage.[2]
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