Procacitas Explained

Procacitas is a genus of moths of the family Incurvariidae. It contains only one species, Procacitas orientella, which is found in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku), Russia (Sakhalin, Irkutsk, Primorye) and North Korea.^[1]

The wingspan is 13–14 mm for males and 11.5–15 mm for females.

References

• Определитель насекомых Дальнего Востока России. Т. V. Ручейники и чешуекрылые Ч.1. / под общ.ред. П. А. Лера. — Владивосток: «Дальнаука», 1997. — С. 290. — 540 с. — 500 экз. —

Notes and References

1. http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/110007631028 Distributional records and biological notes on Japanese species of the family Incurvariidae (Lepidoptera)