Bucculatrix inusitata

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

Bucculatrix inusitata is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec, Ontario, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey.

The wingspan is 9.5–10 mm. The forewings are lustrous white, with ocherous markings. The scales are usually dark-tipped. The hindwings are greyish ocherous. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July.

The larvae possibly feed on Juniperus communis.[2]

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