Bucculatrix illecebrosa

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

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

The wingspan is 7.5–8 mm. The forewings are bright brown, the scales below the fold black-tipped. The hindwings are grey.

The larvae feed on Helianthus species. The larvae are leaf-skeletonizers. Pupation takes place in a white or pale yellow cocoon.[2]

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


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