Enteucha basidactyla

Description

Enteucha basidactyla is a moth of the Nepticulidae family. It is found along the south-western coast of Florida in the United States, as well as Dominica, Belize and Ecuador. It is likely that this species has a much wider distribution in the tropical forests of the Neotropics. 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.