Ithome curvipunctella
Ithome curvipunctella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Cosmopterigidae |
Genus: | Ithome |
Species: | I. curvipunctella |
Binomial name | |
Ithome curvipunctella (Walsingham, 1892) | |
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Ithome curvipunctella is a moth in the Cosmopterigidae family. It was described by Walsingham in 1892. It is found in the West Indies (Puerto Rico) and Florida.[1]
The wingspan is about 7 mm for males and 8 mm for females. In Florida, adults have been recorded on wing from December to January, from March to April, in June and from September to October.[2]
The larvae feed on Coccoloba uvifera.