Biology:Alloclemensia mesospilella

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Short description: Species of moth

Alloclemensia mesospilella
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A. mesospilella
Binomial name
Alloclemensia mesospilella
(Herrich-Schäffer, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Incurvaria mesospilella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Incurvaria trimaculella Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
  • Incurvaria quadrimaculella Höfner, 1876

Alloclemensia mesospilella is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found from Fennoscandia and northern Russia to the Pyrenees, Italy, and Romania.

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The wingspan is 12–15 mm.

The larvae feed on Ribes alpinum, Ribes uva-crispa and Saxifraga rotundifolia. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1355104 entry