Vespina quercivora is a moth of the family Incurvariidae. It is found in California.[1]

Vespina quercivora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Incurvariidae
Genus: Vespina
Species:
V. quercivora
Binomial name
Vespina quercivora
(Davis, 1972)
Synonyms
  • Careospina quercivora Davis, 1972

The wingspan is 7–9 mm for males and 7–10 mm for females.[2]

The larvae feed on Quercus agrifolia.[3] Young larvae mine the leaves of their host plant.

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