''Bucculatrix sporobolella'' is a

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in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by August Busck in 1910 and is found in North America, where it has been recorded from

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and

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. The larvae have been reported as feeding on ''

Sporobolus airoides ''Sporobolus airoides'' is a species of grass known by the common name alkali sacaton. It is native to western North America, including the Western United States west of the Mississippi River, British Columbia and Alberta in Canada, and northern ...

''.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 1910 Moths of North America {{Gracillarioidea-stub