Bucculatrix plucheae

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

Bucculatrix plucheae is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida. It was first described in 1963 by Annette Frances Braun.

Adults have been recorded on wing from April to May and in November.

The larvae feed on Pluchea odorata.^[2]

References

1. mothphotographersgroup
2. The genus Bucculatrix in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera)

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog