Ithome curvipunctella

Ithome curvipunctella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Cosmopterigidae
Genus: Ithome
Species: I. curvipunctella
Binomial name
Ithome curvipunctella
(Walsingham, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Anybia curvipunctella Walsingham, [1892]
  • Eriphia quinquepunctata Forbes, 1931

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.

References

  1. ↑ Ithome at funet
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup


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