Lampronia sakhalinella
Olle PellmyrAdult Characteristics
Depicted in Kozlov (1996). Male wing expanse 13 mm. Forewing pale grayish fuscous with bronzy lustre, and two yellow spots on costa and hind margin. Hindwing uniformly gray. Female unknown.
Comparison with Similar Species
Lampronia redimitella is said to be smaller, have transverse fascia at the forewing base, and have the pecten in a different position. Lampronia quinquepunctata differs in having basal spots on the forewing and by having a narrower cucullus.
References
Kozlov, M.V. 1996. Incurvariidae and Prodoxidae (Lepidoptera) from Siberia and the Russian Far East, with descriptions of two new species. Entomol. Fenn. 7:55-62.
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