Incurvaria alniella

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Incurvaria alniella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Incurvariidae
Genus: Incurvaria
Species:
I. alniella
Binomial name
Incurvaria alniella
(Issiki, 1957)
Synonyms
  • Lampronia alniellaIssiki, 1957

Incurvaria alniella is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found in Japan on the islands of Honshu and Kyushu. [1]

The wingspan is 16-19.5 mm for males and 14–20 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Alnus japonica . They create an elliptical case consisting of two pieces of the same size. Pupation takes place within this case in spring.

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