Incurvaria circulella

Incurvaria circulella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Incurvariidae
Genus: Incurvaria
Species: I. circulella
Binomial name
Incurvaria circulella
(Zetterstedt, 1839)
Synonyms
  • Adela circulella Zetterstedt, 1839

Incurvaria circulella is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found in Fennoscandia and northern Russia.[1]

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

The larvae feed on Betula nana and Betula pubescens czerepanovii. They mine the leaves of their host plant.

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