Procacitas
| Procacitas | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Incurvariidae |
| Genus: |
Procacitas Kuprijanov, 1992 |
| Species: | P. orientella |
| Binomial name | |
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Procacitas orientella (Kozlov, 1987) |
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Procacitas is a genus of moths of the Incurvariidae family. It contains only one species, Procacitas orientella, which is found in Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku), Russia (Sakhalin, Irkutsk, Primorye) and North Korea.
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.
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