Bucculatrix kimballi

Bucculatrix kimballi is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida and Texas. It was described in 1963 by Annette Frances Braun.

Bucculatrix kimballi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. kimballi
Binomial name
Bucculatrix kimballi
Braun, 1963[1]

The wingspan is about 7 mm. The forewings are white, the markings formed by fuscous or blackish-tipped scales. The hindwings are whitish ocherous, faintly fuscous-tinged in males.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing in from April to May and in September.

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