Ribbed-cocoon-maker
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Bucculatrix adelpha
Bucculatrix adelpha is a small moth in the family Bucculatricidae, described by Annette Frances Braun in 1963. The species is known from limited records in eastern North America. Adults are active in early summer, and larvae feed on Aster species.
Bucculatrix agnella
Bucculatrix agnella is a species of minute moth in the family Bucculatricidae, first described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860. The species is known from scattered records across eastern and central North America, with a wingspan of approximately 7 mm. Like other members of its genus, it is commonly referred to as a 'ribbed cocoon-maker moth' due to the distinctive ribbed structure of its larval cocoon.
Bucculatrix ainsliella
Oak Skeletonizer Moth, Oak Leaf Skeletonizer
Bucculatrix ainsliella is a micromoth in the family Bucculatricidae, described by Mary Murtfeldt in 1905. It is native to North America and has been introduced to Europe, with first records from the Netherlands and Belgium in 2011. The species is notable for its distinctive larval feeding behavior on oak leaves, progressing from internal leaf mining to external skeletonization.
Bucculatrix anaticula
Bucculatrix anaticula is a microlepidopteran moth in the family Bucculatricidae, first described by Annette Frances Braun in 1963. The species is known from only a handful of records in eastern North America, specifically from Ontario, Canada and Kentucky, USA. Like other members of the genus, it is commonly referred to as a "ribbed cocoon-maker moth" due to the distinctive ribbed structure of its larval cocoon. The genus Bucculatrix contains approximately 300 described species, most of which are poorly known and difficult to identify without examination of genitalia.
Bucculatrix cerina
Bucculatrix cerina is a small moth in the family Bucculatricidae, commonly known as ribbed cocoon-maker moths. It was first described in 1963 by lepidopterist Annette Frances Braun. The species is known only from Florida in North America, with adult records from January and November. Like other members of its genus, it likely has a specialized leaf-mining larval stage and constructs distinctive ribbed cocoons for pupation, though these life history details have not been directly documented for this species.
Bucculatrix copeuta
Bucculatrix copeuta is a small moth in the family Bucculatricidae, first described by Edward Meyrick in 1919. The species is known from limited records in North America, specifically Ontario, Canada and Maine, USA. Larvae of this genus are known as "ribbed cocoon-makers" and construct distinctive ribbed cocoons on host plants. The larval host for B. copeuta has been tentatively associated with Prunus pensylvanica.
Bucculatrix cuneigera
ribbed cocoon-maker moth
Bucculatrix cuneigera is a small leaf-mining moth in the family Bucculatricidae, described by Edward Meyrick in 1919. It occurs in eastern North America from Quebec and Ontario south to North Carolina. Adults have a wingspan of 9-10.5 mm and are active from May to July. The larvae are specialist feeders on Aster species, mining the leaves of their host plants.
Bucculatrix inusitata
Cedar Bucculatrix
Bucculatrix inusitata is a minute moth in the family Bucculatricidae, described by Annette Frances Braun in 1963. It is one of the 'ribbed cocoon-maker' moths, named for the distinctive cocoon structure constructed by larvae. The species is known from a limited geographic range in northeastern North America, with records from Quebec to New Jersey. Adults have a wingspan of approximately 9.5–10 mm.
Bucculatrix ochristrigella
Bucculatrix ochristrigella is a small moth in the family Bucculatricidae, first described by Annette Frances Braun in 1910. It is known only from California in western North America. Adults are active in April and have a wingspan of 11–12 mm. The larvae are leaf miners that have been reared on Madia gracilis, a species of tarweed in the sunflower family.
Bucculatrix sororcula
Bucculatrix sororcula is a micro-moth in the family Bucculatricidae, first described by Annette Frances Braun in 1963. It is recorded from Arizona and California in western North America. Members of this genus are commonly known as ribbed cocoon-maker moths due to the distinctive ribbed structure of their larval cocoons. The family Bucculatricidae is a small group of leaf-mining moths within the superfamily Gracillarioidea.
Bucculatrix staintonella
Bucculatrix staintonella is a small North American moth in the family Bucculatricidae, described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1878. The species has a wingspan of 6.5–9 mm and is known from scattered records across the central and eastern United States. Adults are active during multiple periods throughout the year, with flight records spanning January and March through April, June through July, and September through October. The larvae feed on Populus species.
Bucculatrix taeniola
Bucculatrix taeniola is a small moth species in the family Bucculatricidae, described by Annette Frances Braun in 1963. It is known from California, North America. The larvae feed on white sage, which may refer to Salvia apiana or Eurotia lanata. As a member of the genus Bucculatrix, it is commonly referred to as a 'ribbed cocoon-maker moth' due to the distinctive ribbed cocoons constructed by larvae of this genus.