Paraclemensia cyanea

Paraclemensia cyanea is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found on the main island (Honshu) of Japan.[1]

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

The wingspan is 12 mm. The forewings are dark brown with a metallic blue lustre.

The larvae possibly feed on Betula platyphylla var. japonica.

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


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