''Bucculatrix eclecta'' 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
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, where it has been recorded from
Ontario,
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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,
Maine and
Indiana. It is also found in
Russia. 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.
The
wingspan is 6.5–7 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to June.
The larvae feed on ''
Ulmus pumila''.
The genus Bucculatrix in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera)
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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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