- Enteucha basidactyla
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Enteucha basidactyla Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Nepticulidae Genus: Enteucha Species: E. basidactyla Binomial name Enteucha basidactyla
(Davis, 1978)Synonyms - Oligoneura basidactyla Davis, 1978
- Manoneura basidactyla (Davis, 1978)
Enteucha basidactyla is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found from along the south-western coast of Florida, 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 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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