Bucculatrix lovtsovae
Bucculatrix lovtsovae is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Svetlana Vladimirovna Baryshnikova in 2013. It is found in the Russian Far East (Primorsky).
| Bucculatrix lovtsovae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. lovtsovae |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix lovtsovae Baryshnikova, 2013 | |
The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are white, irregularly covered with beige scales mixed with darker scales at the base near the costal margin and in the outer field. The hindwings are grey.
Etymology
The species is named in honour of Yuliya Aleksandrovna Lovtsova, a Russian lepidopterologist who collected the species.[1]
References
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