Bucculatrix paroptila

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Bucculatrix paroptila
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. paroptila
Binomial name
Bucculatrix paroptila
Braun, 1963 [1]

Bucculatrix paroptila is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maine, Massachusetts, Ontario and Nova Scotia. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1963.

The wingspan is 6–7 mm. The forewings are golden brown, each scale tipped with darker brown. The markings are brilliant silvery. The hindwings are dark grey-brown. Adults have been recorded on wing from June to August.

The larvae feed on Comptonia peregrina and Myrica gale . [2]

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