''Bucculatrix dominatrix'' 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 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 coastal central
California. It was described in 1997 by Daniel Z. Rubinoff and Kendall H. Osborne.
Adults have been recorded on wing from April to June.
The larvae feed on ''
Baccharis pilularis''.
Two new species Of Asteraceae-feeding Bucculatrix (Bucculatricidae) from California
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References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Bucculatricidae
Moths described in 1997
Moths of North America
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