Incurvariidae
- 1. Northern Forestry Centre, Natural Resources Canada, Edmonton ,, Canada
- 2. University of Alberta Strickland Entomology Museum ,, Canada
- 3. Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, Canada
- 4. Calgary ,, Canada
Description
9. Incurvariidae – leafcutter moths
Minute (6–10 mm wingspan) moths, usually with iridescent green–purple forewings and translucent hindwings. They have a scaled proboscis, and females have a piercing
ovipositor. Larvae are leafminers in the early instars; later they construct a case of silk and cut pieces of leaf, from which they skeletonize leaves.
Approximately 100 species of Incurvariidae are known. Th ey are found throughout the world, but are best represented in Australia. Five species are known from North America, at least one of which probably occurs in AB. Th e family has not been revised for many years. Th e species that probably occurs in AB was treated by Dietz (1905).
33.1 * P H Phylloporia bistrigella (Haworth, 1828) Jun – B – T: Dietz (1905)
Tischerioidea
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Related works
- Is part of
- Journal article: 10.3897/zookeys.38.383 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://zenodo.org/record/576629 (URL)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FF8B8A2E9F2CA426E62BFFD7FFC6AF1B (URL)
Biodiversity
- Family
- Incurvariidae
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Taxon rank
- family
References
- Dietz WG (1905) Revision of the genera and species of the tineid subfamilies Amydriinae and Tineinae inhabiting North America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 31: 1 - 96 + plates.