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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Ribbed Cocoon-maker and Leaf Blotch Miner Moths (Gracillarioidea) » Ribbed Cocoon-maker Moths (Bucculatricidae) » Bucculatrix » Section IV (oak and birch family leafminers) (Bucculatrix Section IV (oak and birch family leafminers)) » Oak Skeletonizer Moth - Hodges#0572 (Bucculatrix ainsliella)
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A Micro Moth - Bucculatrix ainsliella
Copyright © 2009 John Lee

A Micro Moth - Bucculatrix ainsliella
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
July 26, 2009
Size: About 3.5 mm long
0572 Bucculatrix ainsliella (Oak Skeletonizer Moth)as per All-Leps - http://www.lepbarcoding.org/species_images.php?campaign=nth_am&level=family,sub_family,species&type=Bucculatricidae,No%20subfamily%20assigned,Bucculatrix%20ainsliella ?

Thanks in advance.

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Contributed by John Lee on 6 August, 2009 - 2:28pm
Last updated 25 April, 2013 - 3:37am

Moved
Moved from Bucculatrix.

Moved from Bucculatrix.

Tentative ID based on comment by Dr. Erik van Nieukerken here. See images referenced paper here.
… Steve Nanz, 25 April, 2013 - 3:37am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Oak Skeletonizer Moth.
… Randy Hardy, 23 May, 2011 - 1:05pm login or register to post comments

Review of Bucculatrix ainsliella
Terry Harrison conducted an expert review of Bucculatrix ainsliella images on BugGuide at Bob Patterson's request. Terry's determination is that all current BG photos of this species should remain at genus level. Species level identification of B. ainsliella, as well as other Bucculatrix, is nearly impossible from photos alone. Dissection and/or DNA is needed.

Terry also concluded that this moth and the moths shown below are possibly related and represent an undetermined Bucculatrix species.
… Randy Hardy, 23 May, 2011 - 1:04pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Moths.
… Tim Loh, 28 August, 2009 - 4:28pm login or register to post comments

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