Bucculatrix hagnopis
Bucculatrix hagnopis is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in India.[1] The species was first described in 1930 by Edward Meyrick.
| Bucculatrix hagnopis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. hagnopis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix hagnopis Meyrick, 1930 | |
The wingspan is about 7 mm. The forewings are white with a rather thick light fuscous streak throughout, speckled dark fuscous, narrow towards base. There is a light fuscous tornal spot, more or less edged anteriorly with black irroration. There is also a pre-apical spot of fuscous and black speckling, extended into the apical projection. The hindwings are whitish-grey.[2]
References
- Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Bucculatrix hagnopis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 27, 2018.
- Exotic Microlep. 4: 7
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