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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Gracillarioidea » Ribbed Cocoon-maker Moths (Bucculatricidae) » Bucculatrix
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0572 Bucculatrix ainsliella - Bucculatrix
Copyright © 2010 John Lee

0572 Bucculatrix ainsliella - Bucculatrix
Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
September 25, 2010
Size: about 3.5 mm long
0572 Bucculatrix ainsliella

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0572 Bucculatrix ainsliella - Bucculatrix 0572 Bucculatrix ainsliella - Bucculatrix
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Contributed by John Lee on 25 September, 2010 - 2:49pm
Last updated 23 May, 2011 - 1:06pm

Moved
Moved from Oak Skeletonizer Moth.
… Randy Hardy, 23 May, 2011 - 1:06pm 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 - 1:03pm login or register to post comments

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