Paraclemensia incerta

Last updated

Paraclemensia incerta
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Incurvariidae
Genus: Paraclemensia
Species:
P. incerta
Binomial name
Paraclemensia incerta
(Christoph, 1882)
Synonyms
  • Tinea incertaChristoph, 1882

Paraclemensia incerta is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu) and Russia. [1]

The wingspan is 12–14.5 mm for males and 13–15 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Acer species, Carpinus tschonoskii , Sorbus alnifolia , Lyonia ovalifolia , Wisteria floribunda , Kalopanax pictus and Castanea crenata .

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Incurvariidae</span> Family of moths

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.

<i>Nematopogon robertella</i> Species of moth

Nematopogon robertella is a moth of the family Adelidae. It is found in Europe.

<i>Phylloporia bistrigella</i> Species of moth

Phylloporia bistrigella is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found in western, northern and central Europe and north-eastern North America.

Incurvaria evocata is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is known from India.

<i>Paraclemensia acerifoliella</i> Species of moth

Paraclemensia acerifoliella, the maple leafcutter moth, is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found from south-eastern Canada and the north-eastern United States, south to the tip of the Appalachian Mountains in western North Carolina and possibly north-western Georgia.

Greya marginimaculata is a moth of the family Prodoxidae. It is found in Japan on the main island of Honshu and possibly the Russian Far East.

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.

<i>Incurvaria vetulella</i> Species of moth

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. In the east, the range extends to Japan.

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.

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.

Vespina quercivora is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found in California.

References