Moths of North Carolina

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Bucculatrix unidentified species - No Common Name

Taxonomy

Superfamily:
Gracillarioidea

Family:
Bucculatricidae

Subfamily:
[Bucculatriginae]

Tribe:
[Bucculatrigini]

P3 Number:
0.00

MONA Number:
582.11

Comments: Bucculatrix is a large genus of small leaf-mining moths, with around 300 species worldwide. A total of 103 Nearctic species have been described, and many others will likely be described in the future. Braun (1963) covered 99 species in her monograph, and four additional Nearctic species have been described since then. We have several forms from North Carolina that are difficult to assign to currently recognized species.

Identification

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Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD

Distribution in North Carolina

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Flight Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge
Immature Dates: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

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Status in North Carolina

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Photo Gallery for Bucculatrix unidentified species - No common name

64 photos are available. Only the most recent 30 are shown.

	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Jim Petranka, Becky Elkin on 2025-05-24 Richmond Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George on 2025-05-17 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik, David George, Kaitlyn Elliott on 2025-05-08 Cumberland Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, John Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-04-14 Bladen Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-30 Madison Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-14 Watauga Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2024-07-12 Watauga Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2024-07-11 Orange Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: tom ward on 2024-05-08 Buncombe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16 New Hanover Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik, Rich Teper on 2024-04-16 New Hanover Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Rob Van Epps on 2024-04-01 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-08-23 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-08-23 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-08-23 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-08-17 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-08-17 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-08-17 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Bo Sullivan on 2023-08-08 Ashe Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-07-16 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George on 2023-07-02 Chatham Co. Comment:		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2023-06-06 Durham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2023-03-27 New Hanover Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-03-26 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-03-26 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2023-03-26 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: David George, Stephen Dunn on 2023-03-26 New Hanover Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Steve Hall and Bo Sullivan on 2022-08-28 Moore Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Bo Sullivan, and Steve Hall on 2022-07-24 Moore Co. Comment:		Recorded by: Tracy S. Feldman on 2022-07-21 Durham Co. Comment: