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Species Bucculatrix trifasciella - Hodges#0554

Unidentified - Bucculatrix trifasciella Bucculatrix trifasciella - male Bucculatrix - Bucculatrix trifasciella
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Gracillarioidea (Ribbed Cocoon-maker and Leaf Blotch Miner Moths)
Family Bucculatricidae (Ribbed Cocoon-maker Moths)
Genus Bucculatrix
No Taxon (Section IV (oak and birch family leafminers))
Species trifasciella (Bucculatrix trifasciella - Hodges#0554)
Hodges Number
0554
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Bucculatrix trifasciella Clemens, 1866
Identification
Genitalia:
See Also
Bucculatrix coronatella
Print References
Braun, 1963: 136; figs. 15, 16, 32, 53, 185, 185a, 186, 186a. (1)
Clemens, B., 1866. North American Micro-Lepidoptera. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia. 5: 147
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (2)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)
Works Cited
1.The genus Bucculatrix in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera)
Annette F. Braun. 1963. American Entomological Society 18: 1-208.
2.North American Moth Photographers Group
3.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by tom murray on 15 March, 2017 - 5:33pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Robert H. Biagi
Last updated 22 June, 2024 - 10:45am

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