Bucculatrix loxoptila

Bucculatrix loxoptila is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1914. It is found in Tanzania.[1]

Bucculatrix loxoptila
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. loxoptila
Binomial name
Bucculatrix loxoptila
Meyrick, 1914

The larvae feed on Gossypium species.

References

  1. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. "Bucculatrix loxoptila Meyrick, 1914". AfroMoths. Belgian Biodiversity Platform. Retrieved 2014-04-21.


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