| Bucculatrix brunnella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Bucculatricidae |
| Genus: | Bucculatrix |
| Species: | B. brunnella
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| Binomial name | |
| Bucculatrix brunnella Tokár & Laštůvka, 2018[1]
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Bucculatrix brunnella is a moth species in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Zdenko Tokár and Aleš Laštůvka in 2018 and is found on Sicily and Sardinia.[1] The specific epithet is a reference to the brown male forewing coloring.[1]
Description
[edit]Male adults have ochrous brown forewings, mostly monochrome with only slight, scattered patterning, and a wingspan of 7–7.5 mm. Female adults are smaller, with a wingspan of 6.5 mm, and forewings that are lighter in colour and more noticeably patterned.[1]
Male genitalia are distinctive from other Bucculatrix species. Female genitalia closely resemble those of Bucculatrix mehadiensis, from which it can be distinguished by external appearance.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Tokár, Zdenko; Laštůvka, Aleš (18 April 2018). "Bucculatrix brunnella sp. n. (Lepidoptera, Bucculatricidae) from Sicily and Sardinia". Nota Lepidopterologica. 41 (1): 113–117. doi:10.3897/nl.41.22840. ISSN 2367-5365. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
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