Procacitas

Procacitas is a genus of moths of the family Incurvariidae. It contains only one species, Procacitas orientella, which is found in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku), Russia (Sakhalin, Irkutsk, Primorye) and North Korea.[1]

Procacitas
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Procacitas

Kuprijanov, 1992
Species:
P. orientella
Binomial name
Procacitas orientella
(Kozlov, 1987)
Synonyms
  • Alloclemensia orientella Kozlov, 1987

The wingspan is 13–14 mm for males and 11.5–15 mm for females. The forewings are dark brown with a purple tinge and a silvery white band.

The larvae feed on Pyrola incarnata. They create an elliptical case consisting of two pieces of the same size.

References

  • Определитель насекомых Дальнего Востока России. Т. V. Ручейники и чешуекрылые Ч.1. / под общ.ред. П. А. Лера. — Владивосток: «Дальнаука», 1997. — С. 290. — 540 с. — 500 экз. — ISBN 5-7442-0986-7


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