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 family Yponomeutidae. 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 . They are primarily external feeders which web amongst inflorescences or young vegetative terminals of their host plant.

References[]

^ A taxonomic review of Eucalantica Busck (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae) with descriptions of six new species

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[1] A taxonomic review of Eucalantica Busck (Lepidoptera, Yponomeutidae) with descriptions of six new species

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