Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Bucculatricidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Bucculatrix | |
Similar Bucculatrix albertiella, Bucculatrix ainsliella, Bucculatrix frangutella | ||
Bucculatrix separabilis is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.
The wingspan is 8-8.2 mm. The forewings are white, marked with scattered black-tipped ocherous scales, and with groups of ocherous and black-tipped ocherous scales. The hindwings are pale yellowish grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to May.
The larvae feed on Baccharis pilularis.
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