Vespina nielseni is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu) and the Russian Far East.[1]

Vespina nielseni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Incurvariidae
Genus: Vespina
Species:
V. nielseni
Binomial name
Vespina nielseni
Kozlov, 1987

The wingspan is 8–11 mm. The forewings are narrow and brown to ochre in colour.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Quercus aliena, Quercus serrata and Quercus acutissima.

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