Bucculatrix separabilis

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

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

The wingspan is 8-8.2 mm. The forewings are white, marked with scattered black-tipped ocherous scales, and with groups of ocherous and black-tipped ocherous scales. The hindwings are pale yellowish grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to May.

The larvae feed on Baccharis pilularis.[2]

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