Bucculatrix separabilis

Bucculatrix separabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species: B. separabilis
Binomial name
Bucculatrix separabilis
Braun, 1963[1]

Bucculatrix separabilis is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. 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.[2]

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