Paraclemensia acerifoliella, the maple leafcutter moth, is a moth of the family Incurvariidae.[2] It is found from south-eastern Canada and the north-eastern United States, south to the tip of the Appalachian Mountains in western North Carolina and possibly north-western Georgia.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Incurvariidae |
| Genus: | Paraclemensia |
| Species: | P. acerifoliella
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| Paraclemensia acerifoliella | |
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Description
editThe wingspan is 9–12 mm.[4][2] They are on wing from April to June in one generation per year.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Acer and sometimes also Fagus, Quercus, Betula and huckleberry species.
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References
edit- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ a b c Ross, D A. "The Maple Leaf Cutter, Paraclemensia acerifoliella (Fitch) (Lepidoptera: Incurvariidae), Descriptions of Stages". The Canadian Entomologist. 90 (9). Entomological Society of Canada: 541. doi:10.4039/Ent90541-9. Retrieved 6 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Bug Guide
- ^ Butterflies and Moths of North America
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