Alloclemensia maculata

Alloclemensia maculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Incurvariidae
Genus: Alloclemensia
Species:
A. maculata
Binomial name
Alloclemensia maculata
Nielsen, 1981

Alloclemensia maculata is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found in Japan on the islands of Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu.[1]

The larvae feed on Viburnum species, including Viburnum furcatum. They create a depressed orbicular case consisting of two pieces of the same size. Pupation takes place in spring.

References

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


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