Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Nepticulidae Scientific name Enteucha basidactyla | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Enteucha Rank Species | |
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.
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