Paraclemensia acerifoliella

Maple leafcutter moth
Scientific 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

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

1. mothphotographersgroup
2. 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