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Incurvaria vetulella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Incurvariidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Incurvaria

Incurvaria vetulella

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Incurvaria vetulella is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found in Fennoscandia, Russia, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Switzerland, Slovenia, Romania and Bulgaria. In the east, the range extends to Japan.

The wingspan is 16–21 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.

The larvae feed on Vaccinium species, including Vaccinium myrtillus and Vaccinium vitis-idaea.

References

Incurvaria vetulella Wikipedia