Bucculatrix tridenticola

Bucculatrix tridenticola is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Manitoba, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Utah, California and Nevada. The species was first described in 1963 by Annette Frances Braun.

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

The wingspan is about 7.5 mm. The forewings are densely speckled with black-tipped grey scales. The hindwings are dark grey. Adults have been recorded on wing from July to August.

The larvae feed on Artemisia tridentata.[2]

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