Bucculatrix univoca

Bucculatrix univoca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species: B. univoca
Binomial name
Bucculatrix univoca
Meyrick, 1918

Bucculatrix univoca is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Japan (Kyushu, Ryukyu), Taiwan and India.[1]

The wingspan is 5-6.5 mm. The forewings are blackish-brown and the hindwings are grey.

The larvae feed on Ipomoea congesta, Ipomoea reptans and Ipomoea batastas. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The young larvae form a coiled or spiral linear mine.

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