Bucculatrix ainsliella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Gracillarioidea
Family:	Bucculatricidae
Genus:	Bucculatrix
Species:	B. ainsliella
Binomial name
Bucculatrix ainsliella Murtfeldt 1905

The Oak Leaf Skeletonizer or Oak Skeletonizer (Bucculatrix ainsliella) is a moth of the Bucculatricidae family. It is found in the northern part of the United States, down to North Carolina and Mississippi and the Southern parts of Canada, including British Columbia.

The wingspan is 7-8 mm. Adults are on wing between February and August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Quercus species.

[edit] External links

• Bug Guide
• Larval Stage info
• Species info

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