Vespina nielseni
Vespina nielseni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Incurvariidae |
Genus: | Vespina |
Species: | V. nielseni |
Binomial name | |
Vespina nielseni Kozlov, 1987 | |
Vespina nielseni is a moth of the Incurvariidae family. It is found in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu) and the Russian Far East.[1]
The wingspan is 8–11 mm. The forewings are narrow and brown to ochre in colour.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus aliena, Quercus serrata and Quercus acutissima.