Enteucha basidactyla is a moth of the family Nepticulidae. It is found along the south-western coast of Florida in the United States, as well as Dominica, Belize and Ecuador.

Enteucha basidactyla
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Enteucha
Species:
E. basidactyla
Binomial name
Enteucha basidactyla
(Davis, 1978)
Synonyms
  • Oligoneura basidactyla Davis, 1978
  • Manoneura basidactyla (Davis, 1978)

The wingspan is 4.3-4.9 mm for males and 5.3-5.4 mm for females. Adults are on wing in January, from April to May and in July.

The larvae feed on Coccoloba uvifera (seagrape) in the Caribbean.

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