Incurvaria vetulella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Incurvariidae |
Genus: | Incurvaria |
Species: | I. vetulella |
Binomial name | |
Incurvaria vetulella (Zetterstedt, 1839) | |
Synonyms | |
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Incurvaria vetulella is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found in Fennoscandia, Russia, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, Romania and Bulgaria. [1] In the east, the range extends to Japan. [2]
The wingspan is 16–21 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July. [3]
The larvae feed on Vaccinium species, including Vaccinium myrtillus and Vaccinium vitis-idaea . [4]
Vaccinium is a common and widespread genus of shrubs or dwarf shrubs in the heath family (Ericaceae). The fruits of many species are eaten by humans and some are of commercial importance, including the cranberry, blueberry, bilberry (whortleberry), lingonberry (cowberry), and huckleberry. Like many other ericaceous plants, they are generally restricted to acidic soils.
Incurvariidae is a family of small primitive monotrysian moths in the order Lepidoptera. There are twelve genera recognised. Many species are leaf miners and much is known of their host plants, excluding Paraclemensia acerifoliella. The most familiar species in Europe are perhaps Incurvaria masculella and Phylloporia bistrigella. The narrow wings are held tightly along the body at rest and some species have very long antennae.
Incurvaria masculella, the feathered diamond-back, is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found in Europe.
Arichanna melanaria is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found over most of Europe, Mongolia, east to Japan.
Sympistis funebris is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Fennoscandia, the Alps, northern Russia through Siberia to Japan. It is also found in the northern parts of North America.
Procacitas is a genus of moths of the family Incurvariidae. It contains only one species, Procacitas orientella, which is found in Japan, Russia and North Korea.
Vespina nielseni is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found in Japan and the Russian Far East.
Alloclemensia unifasciata is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found in Japan on the islands of Hokkaido, Honshu and Kyushu.
Alloclemensia maculata is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found in Japan on the islands of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu.
Paraclemensia caerulea is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found on the islands of Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu in Japan.
Paraclemensia viridis is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found in Japan (Kyushu).
Paraclemensia oligospina is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found in Japan.
Paraclemensia cyanea is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found on the main island (Honshu) of Japan.
Paraclemensia monospina is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found on Hokkaido island in Japan.
Paraclemensia incerta is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found in Japan and Russia.
Incurvaria takeuchii is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found on the main island (Honshu) of Japan.
Incurvaria alniella is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found in Japan on the islands of Honshu and Kyushu.