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]
| 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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The wingspan is 5-6.5 mm.
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.
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "HOSTS: The Hostplants and Caterpillars Database: Bucculatrix univoca". www.nhm.ac.uk. The Natural History Museum.
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