Bucculatricidae
33a0035 –
0517 Bucculatrix ivella
Busck, 1900
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© Charley Eiseman
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Larva and
Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Asteraceae. Host genera: Baccharis Iva. Host extended: used as biocontrol in Australia for Baccharis halimifolia (Zhang 1994). (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) |
Description/
Field Marks: |
See Braun (1963). |
| Similar Species: |
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
ivella Busck, 1900 (Bucculatrix) - MONA 1983: 517; TL: Palm Beach, FL. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Braun, A.F., 1963. The genus Bucculatrix in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera). Memoirs of the American Entomological Society, 18: 81.
- Busck, A., 1900. New species of moths of the superfamily Tineina from Florida. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 23(1208): 243.
- Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at Block Island Moths
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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Reared - © George Smiley
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© George Smiley LG
Pre-pupal larva on Baccharis halimifolia - 6mm
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