Bucculatrix Parvinotata
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''Bucculatrix parvinotata'' 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 Arizona and New Mexico. 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 11 mm. The forewings are white with black scales. The hindwings are ocherous tinged.The genus Bucculatrix in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera)
/ref> Adults have been recorded on wing in July.


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Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Bucculatricidae Moths described in 1963 Moths of North America Taxa named by Annette Frances Braun {{Gracillarioidea-stub