Buckthorn Bent-wing

Bucculatrix frangutella is a moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1783. It is found in Europe.

The wingspan is about 8 mm. The head is white, sometimes fuscous-mixed in middle. Forewings are white, sometimes more or less sprinkled with fuscous; oblique costal spots before and beyond middle, a third at apex, and one on middle of dorsum brownish-ochreous irrorated with dark fuscous, Plical and second discal stigmata black. Hindwings are grey. The larva is pale yellowish-green, anteriorly pinkish tinged; dorsal line darker; head pale brown. Segment 2 is brown-marked above.