Ribbed-cocoon-maker-moth
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Bucculatrix coronatella
Crowned Bucculatrix Moth
Bucculatrix coronatella is a small moth in the family Bucculatricidae, first described by Clemens in 1860. It is commonly known as the Crowned Bucculatrix Moth. The species is found in eastern North America, with records spanning from New England through the mid-Atlantic states and into the Southeast. Like other members of its genus, it is referred to as a 'ribbed cocoon-maker moth' due to the distinctive ribbed structure of its larval cocoon.
Bucculatrix packardella
Bucculatrix packardella is a minute moth species in the family Bucculatricidae, described by Vactor Tousey Chambers in 1873. It is one of approximately 100 described species in the genus Bucculatrix, commonly known as ribbed cocoon-maker moths. The species is documented from the northeastern and north-central United States and adjacent Canada.
Bucculatrix sexnotata
A small moth in the family Bucculatricidae, described by Annette Frances Braun in 1927. The species is known from scattered records across eastern and western North America, from California to the Atlantic provinces of Canada. Like other members of the genus, it is a ribbed cocoon-making moth with larvae that feed as leaf miners.
Bucculatrix simulans
Bucculatrix simulans is a small ribbed cocoon-making moth in the family Bucculatricidae, described by Annette Frances Braun in 1963. It occurs in central North America from Texas northward to Iowa and east to Ohio. Adults are active primarily from January through July, with a wingspan of 9.5–10 mm. The larvae are known to feed on Helianthus (sunflower) species and create distinctive stem galls.