Bucculatrix niveella

(Bucculatrix niveella)

Description

Bucculatrix niveella is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas and Maine. The forewings are snow white, very faintly tinged with yellowish on the front of the tuft and in the apical part, with a few scattered brown scales in the costal cilia and two distinct dark brown hinder marginal lines in the dorsal cilia. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Family:Bucculatricidae
Genus:Bucculatrix
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