Ukamenia sapporensis
| Ukamenia sapporensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Tortricidae |
| Genus: | Ukamenia |
| Species: | U. sapporensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ukamenia sapporensis (Matsumura, 1931) | |
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Ukamenia sapporensis is a moth in the Tortricidae family. It was described by Matsumura in 1931. It is found in Japan[1] (Hokkaido, Honshu) and the Russian Far East.
The wingspan is 10.5-14.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is dark grey with a rosy-red costal patch, a bluish metallic mark, a series of metallic spots and ochreous-brown streaks. The hindwings are brownish grey.
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Hamamelis japonica, Vaccinium oldhami, Quercus mongolica and Castanea crenata.[2]
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