Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Bucculatricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Bucculatrix | |
Bucculatrix lovtsovae is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It is found in the Russian Far East (Primorsky).
The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are white, irregularly covered with beige scales mixed with darker scales at the base near the costal margin and in the outer field. The hindwings are grey.
Etymology
The species is named in honour of Yuliya Aleksandrovna Lovtsova, a Russian lepidopterologist who collected the species.
References
Bucculatrix lovtsovae Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA