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Bucculatrix ceanothiella

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Bucculatrix ceanothiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. ceanothiella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix ceanothiella
Braun, 1918[1]

Bucculatrix ceanothiella is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. The species was first described in 1918 by Annette Frances Braun. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.

The wingspan is about 6.5 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from February to May, in July and from September to October.

The larvae feed on Ceanothus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. Pupation takes place in a white cocoon.[2]

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