Bucculatrix albertiella
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The Oak-ribbed Skeletonizer (Bucculatrix albertiella) is a moth
of the Bucculatricidae
family. It is found along the west coast of the United States
.
The wingspan
is 8-9 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus species.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Bucculatricidae
Bucculatricidae
Bucculatricidae or is a family of moths. This small family has representatives in all parts of the world. Some authors place the group as a subfamily of the family Lyonetiidae....
family. It is found along the west coast of the United States
United States
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.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 8-9 mm.
The larvae feed on Quercus species.