Bucculatrix polymniae: taxon details and analytics

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

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Bucculatrix polymniae

Bucculatrix polymniae is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky and Ohio. It was first described in 1963 by Annette Frances Braun.

The wingspan is about 6–7 mm.

The larvae feed on Polymnia uvedalia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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Bucculatrix polymniae
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Bucculatrix polymniae
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Bucculatrix polymniae
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Bucculatrix polymniae
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Bucculatrix polymniae
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Bucculatrix polymniae
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