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Enteucha guajavae

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Enteucha guajavae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nepticulidae
Genus: Enteucha
Species:
E. guajavae
Binomial name
Enteucha guajavae
Puplesis & Diškus, 2002

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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