Paraclemensia iridella

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Description

Family Incurvariidae

'The Incurvariidae are members of the Superfamily Incurvarioidea. These are small to medium-small moths with a wingspan 0.9-3.3 cm. Their antennae range from short to very long, but they are simple . Wings are rounded at the tips , and tiny spines (aculeae) are present on the forewing . Females have strong ovipositors , used to pierce plants when eggs are laid. Larvae either form cases or bore into stems, seeds, or fruits of host plants.

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Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata () - Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata () - Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda ()
        Epiclass: Hexapoda ()
        Class: Insecta () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia ()
        Infraclass: Pterygota ()
        Cohort: Myoglossata ()
        Superorder: Amphiesmenoptera ()
        Order: Lepidoptera () - Linnaeus, 1758 - Butterflies and Moths
        Infraorder: Heteroneura ()
        Superfamily: Incurvarioidea ()
        Family: Incurvariidae () - - Fairy Moths, Incurvarid Moths
        Genus: Paraclemensia () - Busck, 1904
        Specific name: iridella - Chambers 1873
        Scientific name: - Paraclemensia iridella Chambers 1873