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Enteucha gilvafascia

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Enteucha gilvafascia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Enteucha
Species:
E. gilvafascia
Binomial name
Enteucha gilvafascia
(Davis, 1978)
Synonyms
  • Artaversala gilvafascia Davis, 1978

Enteucha gilvafascia is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found in coastal southern Florida, United States.

The wingspan is 3.1-3.7 mm. Adults have been collected from April to late June and again from early October to early January. There seem to be two generations per year.

The larvae feed on Coccoloba uvifera (seagrape). They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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