--- id: 4a77c476-1fff-4bad-bf44-c97cde212888 title: 'Bucculatrix needhami: Species Profile' abstract: Bucculatrix needhami is a species of moth in the family Bucculatricidae, first described by Annette Frances Braun in 1956. It is native to North America, with records from states including Florida, Kentucky, Illinois, and Texas. The larvae feed on Helianthus species and create galls by thickening the walls of the plant stems. classification: primary: '595.78' secondary: - '595.7' - '59' udc_main_class: '5' tags: - Bucculatrix needhami - moth - Lepidoptera - entomology - zoology - North America topics: - Zoology - Entomology - Biology author: '' created_at: '2026-06-01T00:20:59.868185' updated_at: '2026-06-01T02:13:23.938647' sources: - type: url uri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucculatrix_needhami format: url_fetch udc_label: Zoology, animals version: '1' --- ## Card: Bucculatrix needhami: Species Profile Bucculatrix needhami is a species of moth in the family Bucculatricidae, first described by Annette Frances Braun in 1956. It is native to North America, with records from states including Florida, Kentucky, Illinois, and Texas. The larvae feed on Helianthus species and create galls by thickening the walls of the plant stems. ## Classification Primary: 595.78 | Secondary: 595.7, 59 | Tags: Bucculatrix needhami, moth, Lepidoptera, entomology, zoology, North America | Topics: Zoology, Entomology, Biology ## Content Bucculatrix needhami - Wikipedia Jump to content Main menu Main menu move to sidebar hide Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Special pages Search Search Appearance Donate Create account Log in Personal tools Donate Create account Log in Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 References Toggle the table of contents Bucculatrix needhami 2 languages Cebuano Svenska Edit links Article Talk English Read Edit View history Tools Tools move to sidebar hide Actions Read Edit View history General What links here Related changes Upload file Permanent link Page information Cite this page Get shortened URL Print/export Download as PDF Printable version In other projects Wikidata item Appearance move to sidebar hide From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix Bucculatrix needhami Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Clade : Pancrustacea Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Bucculatricidae Genus: Bucculatrix Species: B. needhami Binomial name Bucculatrix needhami Braun , 1956 [ 1 ] Bucculatrix needhami is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae . It was first described in 1956 by Annette Frances Braun . It is found in North America , where it has been recorded from Florida , Kentucky , Illinois , Maine , New York , Ohio , South Carolina and Texas . The wingspan is 13–15 mm. The larvae feed on Helianthus species. They create a gall, which has the form of thickening the walls of the stem. [ 2 ] References [ edit ] ^ mothphotographersgroup ^ The genus Bucculatrix in America north of Mexico (Microlepidoptera) Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog Taxon identifiers Bucculatrix needhami Wikidata : Q15671901 CoL : NLX2 EoL : 956657 GBIF : 1751309 iNaturalist : 509704 IRMNG : 10266297 LepIndex : 128997 MONA : 488 NatureServe : 2.1095154 Open Tree of Life : 3033335 This article relating to the superfamily Gracillarioidea is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information . v t e Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bucculatrix_needhami&oldid=1304927758 " Categories : Bucculatrix Moths described in 1956 Moths of North America Taxa named by Annette Frances Braun Gracillarioidea stubs Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Articles with 'species' microformats All stub articles This page was last edited on 9 August 2025, at 01:13  (UTC) . Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. , a non-profit organization. Privacy policy About Wikipedia Disclaimers Contact Wikipedia Legal & safety contacts Code of Conduct Developers Statistics Cookie statement Mobile view Search Search Toggle the table of contents Bucculatrix needhami 2 languages Add topic ## Source - url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucculatrix_needhami