Bucculatrix

/bʌkjuˈleɪtrɪks/ noun

A genus of small moths whose larvae are leaf miners, named for features resembling a buccula or mouth-like structure.

Derived from buccula (small cheek or projection) with the Latin feminine suffix -trix, creating a feminine agent noun; used as a scientific genus name in entomology.

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