Bucculatrix litigiosella

Bucculatrix litigiosella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species: B. litigiosella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix litigiosella
Zeller, 1875[1]

Bucculatrix litigiosella is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.

The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are pale ocherous, the markings a shade darker. The tips of the scales are brown. The hindwings are pale grey.

The larvae probably feed on Quercus species.[2]

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