Bucculatrix mellita

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Bucculatrix mellita
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. mellita
Binomial name
Bucculatrix mellita
Meyrick, 1915

Bucculatrix mellita is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1915. It is found in Peru. [1]

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Bucculatrix mellita". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved April 27, 2018.