Enteucha basidactyla
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Enteucha |
Species: | E. basidactyla
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Binomial name | |
Enteucha basidactyla (Davis, 1978)
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Enteucha basidactyla is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found along the south-western coast of Florida in the United States, as well as Dominica, Belize and Ecuador.
The wingspan is 4.3-4.9 mm for males and 5.3-5.4 mm for females. Adults are on wing in January, from April to May and in July.
The larvae feed on Coccoloba uvifera (seagrape) in the Caribbean.
External links
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- A review and checklist of the Neotropical Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera)
- New Leaf-Mining Moths of the Family Nepticulidae from Florida