Bucculatrix locuples
Bucculatrix locuples is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described in 1919 by Edward Meyrick. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Kentucky, Quebec and Ohio.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. locuples |
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| Bucculatrix locuples | |
The larvae feed on Alnus semdata. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a slender thread, its early part filled with black frass. Older larvae live freely, eating irregular patches of leaf tissue, leaving the upper epidermis intact. Pupation takes place in a bright brown to almost black, hairy cocoon, which is spun on a twig.[2]
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