Bucculatrix cerina

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

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

The wingspan is about 5.5 mm. The forewings are pale stramineous, with a yellowish cast and lightly dusted with ocherous-tipped scales. The hindwings are pale stramineous. Adults have been recorded on wing in January and November.[2]

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