Bucculatrix polymniae is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky and Ohio. It was first described in 1963 by Annette Frances Braun.
| Bucculatrix polymniae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. polymniae
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| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix polymniae | |
The wingspan is about 6–7 mm.
The larvae feed on Polymnia uvedalia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.[2]
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