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Bucculatrix univoca

Wikipedia Abstract

Bucculatrix univoca is a moth in the Bucculatricidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1918. It is found in Japan (Kyushu, Ryukyu), Taiwan and India. The wingspan is 5-6.5 mm. The forewings are blackish-brown and the hindwings are grey. The larvae feed on Ipomoea congesta, Ipomoea reptans and Ipomoea batastas. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The young larvae form a coiled or spiral linear mine.
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Prey / Diet

Ipomoea aquatica (Chinese waterspinach)[1]

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1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0