Bucculatrix polytita
Bucculatrix polytita is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario and Quebec. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1963.
| Bucculatrix polytita | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. polytita |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix polytita | |
The wingspan is 7-7.5 mm. The base of the forewings is pale buff, followed by a band of fuscous-tipped ocherous or dark fuscous scales. The middle third of the wing is occupied by a broad dark band. The hindwings vary from whitish ocherous in females to dark fuscous in males. Adults have been recorded on wing in July.[2]
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