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Bucculatricidae 33a0043 – 0525   Bucculatrix eupatoriella Braun, 1918

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Larva and Host Plants: Eupatorium perfoliatum Description/ Field Marks: See Braun (1963). Similar Species: Bucculatrix polymniae Braun, 1963 forewing has basal third clearly divided by a longitudinal streak; eyecaps creamy white vs. "small, yellowish" in eupatoriella. Best separated by dissection or larval host. Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: eupatoriella Braun 1918 (Bucculatrix) - MONA 1983: 0525; Type locality: Holotype: Cincinnati, OH

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Braun, A.F., 1963. The genus Bucculatrix in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, 18: 94. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Species Page at Mass Moths

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