''Bucculatrix inusitata'' 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 is found in

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, where it has been recorded from

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and

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. It was described in 1963 by

Annette Frances Braun Annette Frances Braun (1884–1978) was an American entomologist and leading authority on microlepidoptera, a grouping of mostly small and nocturnal moths. Her special interest was leaf miners: moths whose larvae live and feed from within a leaf ...

. The

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is 9.5–10 mm. The larvae possibly feed on '' Juniperus communis''.The genus Bucculatrix in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera)
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References

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
Bucculatricidae Moths described in 1963 Moths of North America Taxa named by Annette Frances Braun {{Gracillarioidea-stub