Bucculatrix needhami is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was first described in 1956 by Annette Frances Braun. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Kentucky, Illinois, Maine, New York, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas.

Bucculatrix needhami
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. needhami
Binomial name
Bucculatrix needhami
Braun, 1956[1]

The wingspan is 13–15 mm.

The larvae feed on Helianthus species. They create a gall, which has the form of thickening the walls of the stem.[2]

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