Bucculatrix needhami: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Bucculatricidae
Genus
Bucculatrix
Species
Bucculatrix needhami
Scientific Name
Bucculatrix needhami

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Bucculatrix needhami

Bucculatrix needhami is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was first described in 1956 by Annette Frances Braun. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Kentucky, Illinois, Maine, New York, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas.

The wingspan is 13–15 mm.

The larvae feed on Helianthus species. They create a gall, which has the form of thickening the walls of the stem.

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