Bucculatrix tenebricosa

Bucculatrix tenebricosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species: B. tenebricosa
Binomial name
Bucculatrix tenebricosa
Braun, 1925[1]

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

The wingspan is about 7 mm. The forewings are white, with scattered pale brownish-tipped scales and clusters of dark brown-tipped scales. The hindwings are silvery grey.[2]

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