Vespina quercivora
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Incurvariidae |
Genus: | Vespina |
Species: | V. quercivora
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Binomial name | |
Vespina quercivora (Davis, 1972)
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Vespina quercivora is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found in California.[1]
The wingspan is 7–9 mm for males and 7–10 mm for females. The forewings are uniformly fuscous, with a slight bronzy lustre. The hindwings are paler and grey. Adults are on wing from early June to late July, in one or possibly two generations per year.[2]
The larvae feed on Quercus agrifolia.[3] Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant. When older, they create a case by cutting oval sections from the host leaves and continue feeding by skeletonising the leaves.