''Bucculatrix clavenae'' 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

Josef Wilhelm Klimesch Josef Wilhelm Klimesch (1902 in Budweis – 1997 in Linz) was an Austrian entomologist who specialised in lepidoptera. His collection is housed in the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology, Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, M ...

in 1950. It is found in the

Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Sw ...

.Fauna Europaea
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References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
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External links

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