Enteucha basidactyla
| Enteucha basidactyla | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Nepticulidae |
| Genus: | Enteucha |
| Species: | E. basidactyla |
| Binomial name | |
| Enteucha basidactyla (Davis, 1978) | |
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Enteucha basidactyla is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found along the south-western coast of Florida in the United States, as well as Dominica, Belize and Ecuador. It is likely that this species has a much wider distribution in the tropical forests of the Neotropics.
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
- A review and checklist of the Neotropical Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera)
- New Leaf-Mining Moths of the Family Nepticulidae from Florida
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