Bucculatrix litigiosella

Bucculatrix litigiosella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1875. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.

Bucculatrix litigiosella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. litigiosella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix litigiosella
Zeller, 1875[1]

The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are pale ocherous, the markings a shade darker. The tips of the scales are brown. The hindwings are pale grey.

The larvae probably feed on Quercus species.[2]

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


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