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Bucculatrix simulans

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Bucculatrix simulans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. simulans
Binomial name
Bucculatrix simulans
Braun, 1963[1]
Synonyms
  • Bucculatrix fusicola Breyland & Schmidt, 1948 (nec. Braun, 1920)

Bucculatrix simulans is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas to Iowa and Ohio.[2] It was described in 1963 by Annette Frances Braun.

The wingspan is 9.5–10 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from January to July.

The larvae feed on Helianthus species. They create a stem gall. Pupation takes place in a white to light grey cocoon.[3]

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