Paraclemensia acerifoliella explained

Paraclemensia acerifoliella, the maple leafcutter moth, is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. 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.[1]

Description

The wingspan is 9–12 mm.[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.

Notes and References

  1. http://bugguide.net/node/view/16815 Bug Guide
  2. http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Paraclemensia-acerifoliella Butterflies and Moths of North America