Eucalantica polita

Eucalantica polita
Male
Female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Yponomeutidae
Genus: Eucalantica
Species: E. polita
Binomial name
Eucalantica polita
(Walsingham, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Calantica polita Walsingham, 1881
  • Eucalantica polita

Eucalantica polita is a moth in the Yponomeutidae family. It is found at the Pacific side of the coastal regions of Canada (British Columbia) and the United States (Washington, Oregon and California).[1]

The length of the forewings is 5.5–8 mm.

The larvae feed on the flowers and leaves of Vaccinium ovatum and possibly Rhododendron pacificum. They are primarily external feeders which web amongst inflorescences or young vegetative terminals of their host plant.

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