Bucculatrix flourensiae explained

Bucculatrix flourensiae is a species of moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1963.

The wingspan is 6.5–7 mm.^[1] It feeds primarily on Flourensia cernua.^[2]

References

• Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

Notes and References

1. https://archive.org/stream/memoirsofameric181963amer/memoirsofameric181963amer_djvu.txt The genus Bucculatrix in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera)
2. Richerson . Jim V. . Boldt . Paul E. . Phytophagous Insect Fauna of Flourensia cernua (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) in Trans-Pecos Texas and Arizona . Environmental Entomology . 1 June 1995 . 24 . 3 . 588–594 . 10.1093/ee/24.3.588 .