Incurvaria masculella

Incurvaria masculella, the feathered leaf-cutter,[1] is a moth of the family Incurvariidae.

Forewings rather dark purplish bronzy-fuscous; a whitish triangular dorsal spot before middle, and a smaller one before tornus.

[4] [5][6][7] In Belgium, the moth flies from April to May;[1] in May in the British Isles.

[3] The larvae feed on Crataegus and various deciduous trees and bushes,[3][1][8] including roses, Malus domestica, Prunus mahaleb,[1] oak, sweet chestnut, Corylus avellana, Tilia, Carpinus betulus, and Vaccinium.

This article relating to the superfamily Adeloidea is a stub.

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Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 6