Biology:Acleris albicomana

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Short description: Species of moth

Acleris albicomana
Acleris albicomana – Red-edged Acleris Moth.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Tortricidae
Genus: Acleris
Species:
A. albicomana
Binomial name
Acleris albicomana
(Clemens, 1865)[1]
Synonyms
  • Xanthosetia albicomana Clemens, 1865
  • Croesia albicomana

Acleris albicomana, the red-edged acleris moth, is a species of moth of the family Tortricidae. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California , Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana , Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan, Tennessee , Virginia and Utah.[2]

The wingspan is 12–14 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to September.

The larvae feed on Gaylussacia, Vaccinium and Quercus species, as well as Rosa californica and Rosa gymnocarpa.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13225226 entry