Paraclemensia monospina

Paraclemensia monospina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Incurvariidae
Genus: Paraclemensia
Species:
P. monospina
Binomial name
Paraclemensia monospina
Nielsen, 1982

Paraclemensia monospina is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found on Hokkaido island in Japan.[1]

The wingspan is 11 mm for males and 11.5 mm for females. The forewings are dark brown with a bronzy lustre.

The larvae feed on Sorbus alnifolia. They create an irregular rectangular case.

References

  1. ^ Distributional records and biological notes on Japanese species of the family Incurvariidae (Lepidoptera)


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