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Incurvaria vetulella

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Incurvaria vetulella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Incurvariidae
Genus: Incurvaria
Species:
I. vetulella
Binomial name
Incurvaria vetulella
(Zetterstedt, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Adela vetulella Zetterstedt, 1839
  • Incurvaria kivatshella Kutenkova, 1987

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]

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