Bucculatrix univoca
Bucculatrix univoca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Bucculatricidae |
Genus: | Bucculatrix |
Species: | B. univoca
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Binomial name | |
Bucculatrix univoca Meyrick, 1918
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Bucculatrix univoca is a moth in the family Bucculatricidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Japan (Kyushu, Ryukyu), Taiwan and India.[1]
The wingspan is 5-6.5 mm. The forewings are blackish-brown and the hindwings are grey.
The larvae feed on Ipomoea congesta, and . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The young larvae form a coiled or spiral linear mine.
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Categories:
- Bucculatricidae
- Moths described in 1918
- Taxa named by Edward Meyrick
- Moths of Asia
- Gracillarioidea stubs