''Bucculatrix atagina'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...

in the family

Bucculatricidae Bucculatricidae or (Bucculatrigidae) 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. Adults of this family are easily overlooked, bein ...

. It was described by

Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke (27 November 1820, Breslau – 7 November 1906) was a German entomologist, specialising in Lepidoptera. He was an apothecary and physician. Selected works * with Otto Staudinger Otto Staudinger (2 May 1830 – ...

in 1876. It is found in the

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. The larvae feed on ''

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''. They

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the leaves of their host plant.

References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
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Bucculatricidae Moths described in 1876 Taxa named by Maximilian Ferdinand Wocke Moths of Europe Leaf miners {{Gracillarioidea-stub