Biology:Bucculatrix univoca
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Short description: Species of moth in genus Bucculatrix
| Bucculatrix univoca | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 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.
References
- ↑ 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. https://doi.org/10.18984/lepid.61.1_1.
- ↑ "HOSTS: The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database: Bucculatrix univoca". The Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/hostplants/search/list.dsml?searchPageURL=browse.dsml&Family=Bucculatricidae&Genus=Bucculatrix&Species=univoca&Country=&sort=Family.
Wikidata ☰ Q15672048 entry
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