Bucculatrix thurberiella, the cotton leaf perforator, is a species of moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It was first described by August Busck in 1914. It is native to the south-western United States and northern Mexico. It is an introduced species in Hawaii.
| Bucculatrix thurberiella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. thurberiella
|
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix thurberiella Busck, 1914
| |
The wingspan is 7–9 mm.[1] [2]
The larvae feed on Gossypium tomentosum and Thurberia thespesioides. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
edit- ^ Braun, Annette F. (1963). The Genus Bucculatrix in America North of Mexico (Microlepidoptera). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society Number 18. American Entomological Society.[page needed]
- ^ Nicholls, Charles Jonathan (1999). Reproductive biology of butterflies and moths (Thesis).[page needed]
Further reading
edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bucculatrix thurberiella.
Wikispecies has information related to Bucculatrix thurberiella.
- Zimmerman, Elwood C. (1978). Insects of Hawaii. Volume 9, Microlepidoptera. hdl:10125/7338. OCLC 652891775.
 | This article relating to the superfamily Gracillarioidea is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |