Bucculatrix univoca

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Bucculatrix univoca
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Bucculatricidae
Genus: Bucculatrix
Species:
B. univoca
Binomial name
Bucculatrix univoca
Meyrick, 1918

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 aquatica [2] (syn. I. reptans); Ipomoea indica (syn. I. congesta); and Ipomoea batatas . They mine the leaves of their host plant. The young larvae form a coiled or spiral linear mine.

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References

  1. Kobayashi, Shigeki; Hirowatari, Toshiya; Kuroko, Hiroshi (2010). "A revision of the Japanese species of the family Bucculatricidae (Lepidoptera)". Lepidoptera Science. 61 (1): 1–57. doi:10.18984/lepid.61.1_1.
  2. "HOSTS: The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database: Bucculatrix univoca". www.nhm.ac.uk. The Natural History Museum.