Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Bucculatricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Bucculatrix | |
Bucculatrix frigida is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the northern Rocky Mountains (Alberta) and central Alaska.
The length of the forewings is about 3.2 mm. The forewings is light grey.
The larvae feed on Artemisia frigida. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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