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Bucculatrix sporobolella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Bucculatricidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Bucculatrix

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Bucculatrix sporobolella is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Mexico and California.

The wingspan is 7.5–8 mm. The forewings are white, closely overlaid with minute reddish ocherous- or fuscous-tipped scales. The hindwings are fuscous. Adults have been recorded on wing in July and October, probably in two generations per year.

The larvae have been reported feeding on Sporobolus airoides.

References

Bucculatrix sporobolella Wikipedia