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Paraclemensia acerifoliella

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Maple leafcutter moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Incurvariidae
Genus: Paraclemensia
Species:
P. acerifoliella
Binomial name
Paraclemensia acerifoliella
(Fitch, 1854)[1][2]
Synonyms
  • Ornix acerifoliella Fitch 1856
  • Micropteryx luteiceps Walker 1863
  • Paraclemensia luteiceps
  • Tinea iridella Chambers, 1873
  • Paraclemensia iridella

Paraclemensia acerifoliella, the maple leafcutter moth, is a moth of the family Incurvariidae.[2] It is found from south-eastern Canada and the north-eastern United States, south to the tip of the Appalachian Mountains in western North Carolina and possibly north-western Georgia.[3]

Description

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The wingspan is 9–12 mm.[4][2] They are on wing from April to June in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Acer and sometimes also Fagus, Quercus, Betula and huckleberry species.

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References

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  1. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ^ a b c Ross, D A. "The Maple Leaf Cutter, Paraclemensia acerifoliella (Fitch) (Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae), Descriptions of Stages". The Canadian Entomologist. 90 (9). Entomological Society of Canada: 541. doi:10.4039/Ent90541-9. Retrieved 6 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Bug Guide
  4. ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America