Biology:Bucculatrix mirnae

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Short description: Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix

Bucculatrix mirnae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. mirnae
Binomial name
Bucculatrix mirnae
H.A. Vargas & G.R.P. Moreira, 2012

Bucculatrix mirnae is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It is found in the Azapa Valley in northern Chile . The species was first described in 2012 by Héctor Vargas and Gilson R.P. Moreira.

The length of the forewings is 2.78–3.33 millimetres (0.109–0.131 in).[1]

References

  1. Vargas, H.A.; Moreira, G.R.P. 2012: A new species of Bucculatrix Zeller (Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae) associated with Baccharis salicifolia (Asteraceae) in northern Chile. Zootaxa, 3300: 20-33.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q16750289 entry