Bucculatrix longula is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Annette Frances Braun in 1963. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Texas, Washington and Utah.
Bucculatrix longula | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. longula
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Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix longula |
The larvae feed on Helianthus annuus. They create a stem gall.[2]
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