| Enteucha basidactyla | |
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| Species: | E. basidactyla |
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| 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. 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.
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- A review and checklist of the Neotropical Nepticulidae (Lepidoptera)
- New Leaf-Mining Moths of the Family Nepticulidae from Florida
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