''Bucculatrix atrosignata'' is a
moth in the family
Bucculatricidae
Bucculatricidae or (Bucculatrigidae) is a family of moths. This small family has representatives in all parts of the world. Some authors place the group as a subfamily of the family Lyonetiidae.
Adults of this family are easily overlooked, bein ...
. It was described by
Annette Frances Braun
Annette Frances Braun (1884–1978) was an American entomologist and leading authority on microlepidoptera, a grouping of mostly small and nocturnal moths. Her special interest was leaf miners: moths whose larvae live and feed from within a leaf ...
in 1963. It is found in
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
, where it has been recorded from
Utah.
The
wingspan is 6.5–7 mm. The forewings are white. The markings are formed by groups of broadly black-tipped scales and a few greyish scales along the basal third of the costa. The hindwings are white.
The genus Bucculatrix in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera)
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Bucculatricidae
Moths described in 1963
Moths of North America
Taxa named by Annette Frances Braun
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