Paraclemensia cyanea

Paraclemensia cyanea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Incurvariidae
Genus: Paraclemensia
Species: P. cyanea
Binomial name
Paraclemensia cyanea
Nielsen, 1982

Paraclemensia cyanea is a moth of the Incurvariidae family. It is found on the main island (Honshu) of Japan.[1]

The wingspan is 12 mm. The forewings are dark brown with a metallic blue lustre.

The larvae possibly feed on Betula platyphylla var. japonica.

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