Bucculatrix dominatrix

Bucculatrix dominatrix
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species: B. dominatrix
Binomial name
Bucculatrix dominatrix
Rubinoff & Osborne, 1997[1]

Bucculatrix dominatrix is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from coastal central California.

The length of the forewings is 4-6.1 mm. The forewings are mottled brown with a longitudinal white streak. The hindwings are Pale grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to June.

The larvae feed on Baccharis pilularis.[2]

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