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Bucculatrix sexnotata

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Bucculatrix sexnotata is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Kentucky, Maine, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Quebec.

The wingspan is about 7-7.5 mm. The forewings are dark, almost black, faintly shining. There are six silvery white spots. The hindwings are brown. Adults have been recorded on wing in April and from June to September.

The larvae feed on Aster species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mines are very long and thread-like. Older larvae feed freely on the underside of the leaf. Pupation takes place in a pale greyish brown cocoon.

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