Vespina quercivora

Vespina quercivora is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found in California.[1]

Vespina quercivora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Incurvariidae
Genus: Vespina
Species:
V. quercivora
Binomial name
Vespina quercivora
(Davis, 1972)
Synonyms
  • Careospina quercivora Davis, 1972

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.

References
  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. Careopsina quercivora, a new genus and species of moth infesting live oaks in California (Lepidoptera, Incurvaridae) Archived April 17, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Handbuch der Zoologie
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