Bucculatrix quinquenotella

(Bucculatrix quinquenotella)

Description

Bucculatrix quinquenotella is a moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, including Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, Iowa, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Washington D.C., New Jersey, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia. The wingspan is 7–8 mm. The forewings are pale ocherous to dark brownish ocherous, with brilliant silvery marks. The hindwings are pale brownish or reddish ocherous to dark fuscous. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to July. The larvae feed on Ampelopsis species.

Taxonomic tree:

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