Enteucha guajavae
Appearance
Enteucha guajavae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Nepticulidae |
Genus: | Enteucha |
Species: | E. guajavae
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Binomial name | |
Enteucha guajavae Puplesis & Diškus, 2002
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Enteucha guajavae is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found on the western foothills of the Andes in Ecuador, but probably has a much wider distribution.
The wingspan is 3.1-3.6 mm. Adults have been found in February.
The larvae feed on Psidium guajava. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
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