Bucculatrix thurberiella

Bucculatrix thurberiella, the cotton leaf perforator, is a species of moth of the family Bucculatricidae. It was first described by August Busck in 1914. It is native to the south-western United States and northern Mexico. It is an introduced species in Hawaii.

Bucculatrix thurberiella
on Gossypium thurberi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Bucculatricidae
Genus:	Bucculatrix
Species:	B. thurberiella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix thurberiella Busck, 1914

The wingspan is 7–9 mm.^{[1] [2]}

The larvae feed on Gossypium tomentosum and Thurberia thespesioides. They mine the leaves of their host plant.